Category:God Is Mentioned
Theme Analysis
The philosophical essence of this category establishes that the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His authentic incarnations are always explicitly mentioned in the authorized Vedic scriptures. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that one cannot whimsically accept any ordinary person as an incarnation of God; a genuine avatāra must have His name, His father's name, the place of His appearance, and His specific activities clearly mentioned in texts like the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and Purāṇas. The scriptures mention the Lord in various capacities—as the supreme seed-giving father, the ultimate maintainer of the cosmic creation, and as adhokṣaja, the Supreme Person who is entirely beyond material sense perception. Furthermore, the Vedic literature meticulously mentions the specific duties and pastimes of distinct incarnations such as Lord Rāmacandra, Lord Buddha, and Dattātreya. By relying on the symptoms mentioned in the śāstras, a sincere devotee is protected from fraudulent incarnations and is guided perfectly on the path of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
- Authorized in the Scriptures: No one can be accepted as an incarnation of God unless their specific name, father's name, and activities are explicitly mentioned in the authorized Vedic literature.
- The Supreme Father and Maintainer: The scriptures clearly mention the Supreme Lord as the original seed-giving father and the ultimate maintainer (bhūta-bhṛt) of all living entities.
- Beyond Material Perception: The Lord is frequently mentioned as adhokṣaja (beyond the material senses) and anādi (beginningless), existing eternally above the cosmic creation.
- Specific Incarnations: The Purāṇas explicitly mention various incarnations, such as Lord Rāmacandra and Lord Buddha, detailing their specific duties, pastimes, and the millenniums in which they appear.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: God Is Mentioned - Within the Revealed Scriptures.
Pages in category "God Is Mentioned"
The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
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- In every scripture the supreme powerful is addressed as father, and in the Bhagavad Gita also the supreme powerful is mentioned as the supreme seed Giving father
- In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika (67) He is mentioned as an incarnation of Ksirodakasayi Visnu. Therefore Virabhadra Gosani is nondifferent from Sri Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu
- In this verse it is clearly mentioned that the Lord is ajanah, or the Supreme Person, and that He was showing His transcendental form (atmano rupam) to Brahmaji while instructing him in the summarization of Srimad-Bhagavatam in four verses
- In various places in Srimad-Bhagavatam and in other revealed scriptures the existence of the Personality of Godhead is mentioned
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- Lord Buddha is mentioned specifically in Srimad-Bhagavatam as incarnation of Godhead, and yet Vaisnavas do not accept his philosophy, which is classified as atheism
- Lord Ramacandra is a full incarnation with six opulences in full, and He is therefore mentioned in this verse as kalesah, or master of all opulence
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- The conception of the Lord known as the visva-rupa or the virat-rupa is particularly not mentioned along with the various incarnations of the Lord because all the incarnations of the Lord mentioned above are transcendental
- The history of the birth of Dattatreya as an incarnation of the Lord is mentioned in the Brahmana Purana in connection with the story of the devoted wife
- The Lord is addressed in this verse (SB 3.16.22) as tri-yuga, or one who appears in three millenniums - namely the Satya, Dvapara and Treta yugas. He is not mentioned as appearing in the fourth millennium, or Kali-yuga
- The Lord is not impersonal in His abode, which is always nirasta-kuhakam, as stated in the very beginning of the Bhagavatam. Therefore both the impersonal and personal features of the Lord are acceptable, as mentioned in the revealed scriptures
- The Lord is the leader of His devotees, as we learn from the BG, which mentions that the Personality of Godhead personally instructs His loving devotees how to make certain progress on the path of devotion and thus surely approach the kingdom of God
- The specific activities of the Lord are mentioned, and one should know that the activities of the Lord and the Lord Himself are identical due to being on the absolute plane
- The symptoms of the Lord's activities are all mentioned in the sastras, and after one understands them one can accept the Lord as He is
- The Vedic hymns, eko bahunam yo vidadhati kaman, ta enam abruvann ayatanam nah prajanihi yasmin pratisthita annam adame, etc., confirm this truth. In Bhagavad-gita also, the Lord is mentioned as bhuta-bhrt, or the maintainer of all living creatures
- The Vedic literature frequently mentions Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan, and therefore these three terms are widely known as the subjects of transcendental understanding
- The Visnu-sahasra-nama prayers mention the Lord's name as sanat and sanatanatama. The Lord and the living entities are both qualitatively sanatana, or eternal, but the Lord is sanatana-tama or the eternal in the superlative degree
- There are many terminology of understanding God, but here (SB 1.2.6) in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, God is mentioned as adhoksaja. Adhoksaja means beyond your sense perception
- These arca forms of the Lord may be considered idols by the atheists, but that does not matter for persons like Vidura or His many other servants. The forms of the Lord are mentioned here (SB 3.1.18) as ananta-linga
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- When we think of a person in our present experience, that person has a beginning. This means that he has taken birth and that there is a history from the beginning of his life. But the Lord is particularly mentioned here as anadi, beginningless
- Whenever there is mention of an incarnation of God, Krsna, there is specific duty. When Lord Ramacandra, His specific duty was to kill Ravana and to construct a bridge over the ocean, this is not possible by ordinary man