Who is God?
God in Hinduism
First Online: August 15, 1997
Page Last Updated: November 16, 2024
In His Own Words..
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, warrior Arjuna asks Lord Krishna to describe himself. Krishna's response is what most Hindus believe who God is. Excerpted from the Bhagavad Gita, the song wonderfully encapsulates
I am the conscience in the heart of all creatures; I am their beginning, their being, their end; I am the mind of the senses, I am the radiant sun among lights; |
I am the song in sacred lore; |
I am the chief of divine sages, leader of celestial musicians. I am the recluse philosopher among saints. |
I am the thunderbolt among weapons, |
I am the endless cosmic serpent, the lord of all sea creatures; I am the chief of the ancestral fathers. I am gracious Shiva among howling storms. |
Of restraints, I am death, |
Of sciences, I am the science of the self; |
I am the morality of ambitious men; |
See Also:
- A commentary on Bhagavadgita at Kamat's Potpourri
- Lord Krishna in Indian Art at Kamat's Potpourri
References:
- Bhagavadgita -- Krishna's counsel at the time of war by Barbara Stoler- Miller
- Bhagavadgita by Sir Arnold Edwin at Amazon (cost $0.80)