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**payloansday** · 11-04-2009, 12:17 AM

Shri PBKHema,

Its an interesting thing you have written. If you have inferred this from some sources, please could you share them?

Also, there is this debate that

a) Shiva was pre-vedic and Vishnu was Vedic
b) Both Shiva and Vishnu were Vedic
c) Shiva was Vedic and Vishnu was Puranic

But you have mentioned both Shiva and Vishnu as post-vedic dieties. Is there any reason for it?

Also, is it possible that the same Indra lived from the vedic period of even as recent as 700 BC all the way to the puranic period of 300 to about 1500AD ?

Regards.

THE FACT ABOUT INDRA i HAVE GATHERED FROM READING SEVERAL BOOKS ON HINDU mYTHOLOGY, THE PURANAS AND SEEING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CULTURE IN A RATIONAL MANNER
Siva was definetely not a Vedic God.THe Rudras were there in the Vedic times and it evolved into Siva.
I feel that prioe to the vedic people there must have been some kind of phalic (linga worship) worship.This was nit liked by the Vedic people.In fact (I do not recollect correctly now who) Indra or one of the Vedic Devas were reerred to as sisira nasyahah meaning destroyer of lingas
The Dhasha Yanja episode itself is to bring Siva into the Vedic fold and give himea shre of the Havir
Vishnu as now we know was not in the Vedas.There is an indirect reference to the Vamana Avataram by the saying he measured the three worlds with his foot steps

11-04-2009, 12:17 AM	#21
payloansday Join Date Dec 2005 Posts 605 Senior Member	Shri PBKHema, Its an interesting thing you have written. If you have inferred this from some sources, please could you share them? Also, there is this debate that a) Shiva was pre-vedic and Vishnu was Vedic b) Both Shiva and Vishnu were Vedic c) Shiva was Vedic and Vishnu was Puranic But you have mentioned both Shiva and Vishnu as post-vedic dieties. Is there any reason for it? Also, is it possible that the same Indra lived from the vedic period of even as recent as 700 BC all the way to the puranic period of 300 to about 1500AD ? Regards. THE FACT ABOUT INDRA i HAVE GATHERED FROM READING SEVERAL BOOKS ON HINDU mYTHOLOGY, THE PURANAS AND SEEING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CULTURE IN A RATIONAL MANNER Siva was definetely not a Vedic God.THe Rudras were there in the Vedic times and it evolved into Siva. I feel that prioe to the vedic people there must have been some kind of phalic (linga worship) worship.This was nit liked by the Vedic people.In fact (I do not recollect correctly now who) Indra or one of the Vedic Devas were reerred to *as sisira* nasyahah meaning destroyer of lingas The Dhasha Yanja episode itself is to bring Siva into the Vedic fold and give himea shre of the Havir Vishnu as now we know was not in the Vedas.There is an indirect reference to the Vamana Avataram by the saying he measured the three worlds with his foot steps
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