HARE KRISHNA DEVOTEES DANDVATS PRANAAM TO ALL
JAI SHREE GURU AND GAURANGA JAI SRILA PRABHUPADA
I READ IN THE NEWSPAPER IN RELIGION SECTION ABOUT SHIVA PURAAN IT WAS WRITTEN THAT SHIVA PURAAN WAS NARRATED TO LORD RAMA BY MAHARISHI VASHISHTH AND TO LORD KRISHNA BY UPAMANYU RISHI THEN KRISHNA FASTED TO PLEASE LORD SHIVA . WHEN SHIVA WAS PLEASED HE APPEARED AND LORD KRISHNA ASKED FOR A SON AND SHIVA GAVE HIM A SON AND HE WAS NAMED SAMBA IS THIS TRUE? AND IF IT IS WHY DID KRISHNA DO SO ? ANYONE KNOWS THE PURPOSE OF THIS PASTIME?
WHY IS IT THAT SHIVA PURAAN AND BHAGWATAM CONTRADICT IN SHIVA PURAAN SHIVA IS SHOWN SUPREME AND IN BHAGWATAM KRISHNA IS SAID TO BE THE SUPREME PERSONALITY OF GODHEAD AS TAUGHT TO US BY SRILA PRABHUPADA?
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Sri bhagavan Vasishta knew who is Lord Ramacandra, the master and knower of everything, therefore it would be inappropriate to narrate any scripture to Him.
Many puranas and samhitas are just produkt of someones good imagination and writing skills.
Contrary to Shiva purana, Padma purana and other comics, Bhagavata purana is found to be untouched rare diamond of Srila Vyasadev. One who has felt satisfaction from its nectarean mellow, will never be attracted to any other literature.