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Originally posted by: Cool-n-Fresh

In Holy Places of Pilgrimage(I'm talking about ancient temples like...)

1) Dwarka - RukminiDwarkadheesh Temple

2) Pandharpur - VitthalRakhumai

3) Triplicane - RukminiParthasarathy

4) Udupi - Krishna

5) Guruvayoor - Shri Krishna Temple

6) Puri - Jagannath,Balaram,Subhadra,Nathadwar - Shrinathji)

We don't find Radha Devi images.Is this the main reason for calling Radha a fictional Character!?

OK, next.

Originally posted by: .Vrish.

I have a new question. One of the stories about Prahlad illustrating his greatness was about his impartiality, and him siding w/ Indra against his own son Virochan. Anybody know more about the details of this story?

In fact, I've heard that even after he became the ruler of the asuras, Prahlad too had his skirmishes w/ Indra - it's not that the Devasura wars were completely resolved. Just that the devas had a virtuous asura as their adversary.

Vrish, you were complaining about express-tapasya, weren't you?

Ok this is really confusing.

Originally posted by: Surya_krsnbhakt

Ok this is really confusing.

Adiratha was a Suta in Hastinapura.

But, as usual.. SB contradicts.

Adiratha was the descendant of King Anga, after whom the kingdom was named. He was the youngest son of King Brihadmana, and, while he was playing on the banks of Ganga, he found Karna and he adopted Karna when cast away by Kunti. So this is

If he was such a great King's descendant, why would he be a suta in Hastinapura?

adhirath...descendent of king anga?😲 when did this happen? n wait...PLAYING, how could a fully grown man be playin on d banks of ganga...what was he playing...chausar?😆

SB seems confused on whether it wants to glorify Karna or defame him. Glorify, if they made Adiratha the descendant of a king; defame, if @ Krishna's bride Lakshmanaa's swayamvar, Karna displayed the same prowess as Bhima & Duryodhan in that he could lift the bow, but not identify the fish target, which Arjun could but just grazed, and which only Krishna could shoot.

Originally posted by: .Vrish.

SB seems confused on whether it wants to glorify Karna or defame him. Glorify, if they made Adiratha the descendant of a king; defame, if @ Krishna's bride Lakshmanaa's swayamvar, Karna displayed the same prowess as Bhima & Duryodhan in that he could lift the bow, but not identify the fish target, which Arjun could but just grazed, and which only Krishna could shoot.

I know SB had as its goal glorification of Kunti, but I just fail to see how exactly they wanted to depict Karna - as great or mediocre?

frankly...i think SB just wants to glorify d main person in d story that is goin on...it glorifies krsihna in one, arjun in another, etc...that is y i don't trust it much!!!! puranas r much better!!!😳

Originally posted by: wildcat1994

frankly...i think SB just wants to glorify d main person in d story that is goin on...it glorifies krsihna in one, arjun in another, etc...that is y i don't trust it much!!!! puranas r much better!!!😳

Originally posted by: Surya_krsnbhakt

Um.. SB is the most revered Purana. It is called the gem among Puranas.

ya i know...but i wasn't talking about puranas as in shiv puranas, etc...i was talking about d entire record of ancient texts..puranas, upanishads, etc...i don't trust any...just trying to relate d events n find d truth from d layers of myths of individual versions!!!