Pranam ,
Though many vaishnawas consider krishna as avatara of vishnu , I usually come in contact with many gaudiyas who constantly show me that " svayam bhagavan " verse to prove krishna as origination of mahavishnu. In reality , that verse is completely misunderstood by them . That verse is in relation with verse where vyasa says that humans ,manus are parts of vishnu .
If we read bhagavata purana , we come to know that shaunaka sages were interested in mainly krishna avatara . Besides they asked suta " who was krishna who was born from vasudeva and devaki ? In next verse , after stating all incarnations of vishnu , he says that manus and other humans are ansha of vishnu . But krishna is bhagavan swayam . He says this only to distinguish between krishna and parts of vishnu like sages ,manu,prajapti
Besides , In many puranas , krishna is described in incarnations of vishnu . In the same bhagavata purana , Krishna is described as " kalavatar"
भूमेः सुरेतरवरूथविमर्दितायाः ।
क्लेशव्ययाय कलया सितकृष्णकेशः ॥ भागवत पूरण २.७.२६ ॥
To destroy evils , ishwara as dark ( krishna ) and white hair ( balarama ) , will take birth by a ansha ( part ). [ In vishnu purana also , krishna and balaranma are described as part of mahavishnu . ]
So according to me , every avatara of mahavishnu is kalavatar and bhagavan simultaneously. From above verse , we certainly come to know that ansha is just an imagination with respect to formless bramhan . Ansha is just like a reflection of sun in a pot . That reflection of sun appears as a part of big sun . It is totally identical to the big sun and appears as a finite aspect of big sun . In the same way , krishna is totally identical to formless bramhan but appear as a human form ie as a part of supreme formless infinite bramhan . Sages had considered this point and imagined avatara as ansha of bramhan .
When krishna appears as a krishna , his formless nature doesn't get tainted . Because maya has no any existence at all . Through the view of bramhan , krishna takes maya is somewhat meaningless . He appears in his real infinite formless nature And this would be the truth .
Conclusion : Krishna is avatara of mahavishnu . Only mahavishnu is the origination of all avataras including krishna . Because he is the first purusha avatara of bramhan at the time of creation .
Hari NARAYANA
Though many vaishnawas consider krishna as avatara of vishnu , I usually come in contact with many gaudiyas who constantly show me that " svayam bhagavan " verse to prove krishna as origination of mahavishnu. In reality , that verse is completely misunderstood by them . That verse is in relation with verse where vyasa says that humans ,manus are parts of vishnu .
If we read bhagavata purana , we come to know that shaunaka sages were interested in mainly krishna avatara . Besides they asked suta " who was krishna who was born from vasudeva and devaki ? In next verse , after stating all incarnations of vishnu , he says that manus and other humans are ansha of vishnu . But krishna is bhagavan swayam . He says this only to distinguish between krishna and parts of vishnu like sages ,manu,prajapti
Besides , In many puranas , krishna is described in incarnations of vishnu . In the same bhagavata purana , Krishna is described as " kalavatar"
भूमेः सुरेतरवरूथविमर्दितायाः ।
क्लेशव्ययाय कलया सितकृष्णकेशः ॥ भागवत पूरण २.७.२६ ॥
To destroy evils , ishwara as dark ( krishna ) and white hair ( balarama ) , will take birth by a ansha ( part ). [ In vishnu purana also , krishna and balaranma are described as part of mahavishnu . ]
So according to me , every avatara of mahavishnu is kalavatar and bhagavan simultaneously. From above verse , we certainly come to know that ansha is just an imagination with respect to formless bramhan . Ansha is just like a reflection of sun in a pot . That reflection of sun appears as a part of big sun . It is totally identical to the big sun and appears as a finite aspect of big sun . In the same way , krishna is totally identical to formless bramhan but appear as a human form ie as a part of supreme formless infinite bramhan . Sages had considered this point and imagined avatara as ansha of bramhan .
When krishna appears as a krishna , his formless nature doesn't get tainted . Because maya has no any existence at all . Through the view of bramhan , krishna takes maya is somewhat meaningless . He appears in his real infinite formless nature And this would be the truth .
Conclusion : Krishna is avatara of mahavishnu . Only mahavishnu is the origination of all avataras including krishna . Because he is the first purusha avatara of bramhan at the time of creation .
Hari NARAYANA
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