HARE KRISHNA
ALL GLORIES TO SRIL PRABHUPAD,
AS I AM A BEGINNER AND STARTED LEARNING BHAGWATAM AND BHAGWAT GEETA FORM MY EDUCATION TEACHER. WHEN I WAS ON CHAPTER THREEE, A CONFUSION ARISES TO ME ABOUT OF AVATTARA OF GOD. ISCKON TELL ABOUT 22 AND VYAS BHAGWATAM 24. TWO AVATAAR NOT IN ISCKON CONCEPT...............1.HAI GREEV.............STOLEN OF VEDA STORY OF BRAHMA
2. SHREE AVTAAR...........STORY OF ELEPHANT SAVED FROM
CROCODILE
PLEASE LET ME CLEAR......WHAT IS THE REASON OF NO STORY ABOUT THESES AVATAAAR. OR THERE IS SOME OTHER STORY ABOUT IT.
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Hare KRsna Prabhuji,
PAMHO.
Firstly, Bhagavad Gita is the vani of the lord, spoken by the lord. SB is about the lord, spoken by devotees Sukadev Goswami, Suta Goswami, Saunak Rishi and Narad Muni.
What ISKCON talks about is what is mentioend in both the books. In SB itself, it is mentioned primary or main avatars (dashavtars) and other avatars. Gajendra Moksha pastime is very much part of SB and mentioend by Srila Prabhupada in his commentary on SB. In Gajendra moksha pastime, lord appears in VIshnu form, there was no separate avatar that He took.
Regarding Hayagriva, very less is mentioned in SB, therefore very less is mentioned in the commentary.
I hope it is clear.
Haribol,
YOur servant,
Radha Rasamayi DD