Is Shiva a demigod Quora?

He is a God, not a demi-god. Demi-gods are offspring of a god or goddess and a human.

Does Iskcon worship other gods?

Originally Answered: Why ISKCON Say That Only Krishna Should Be Worshipped and worship of other gods are Condemned? No, other gods are not condemned neither in iskconism nor in vaishnavism.

Is Shiva Demi god?

First of all, Shiva is only a demigod according to the beliefs of the so called “greatest source of vedic knowledge in India” known as Iskcon. Second of all, Shiva and Krishna are one.

Why is Shiva called the Demi god?

He is not worshipped as the Ultimate Truth or The One; he is considered a “demi-god”. Vishnu and Shiva are the ones who get to enjoy the title of “God” spelled with a capital “G”, while other deities are “gods”. Shaivites (those who worship Shiva) may argue that only Shiva is God and Vishnu is a demigod.

Can We worship demigod in ISKCON?

Let me point out few quotes of Srila Prabhupada about worshiping Demi-Gods in ISKCON. “You know that we have refused even the Hindu people to hold demigod worship in our temple ] As a matter of fact, we should not allow anyone to hold any function in our temple, otherwise than Vaisnava principle”

Why Lord Shiva worshippers Lord Krishna?

Lord Shiva is in-charge of mode of ignorance ( tamoguna) and attracts conditioned souls who have natures in mode of ignorance. Vallabhacharya story from 500 years ago tells us that Lord Krishna is most dear to Lord Shiva. Various Bhagvad-gita verses tells us that demigod worshippers also get their desires fulfilled through Lord Krishna only.

Why Lord Siva is there in Rupa Goswami temple?

Lord Siva is there as protector of the dham / temple site. Rupa Goswami and Sanatan Goswami had murtis of Ganesh carved over each entrance to their temples (Govindaji and Madan-Mohan).” (Badrinarayan Das, 10th March 2006). 2) “The temple is meant to be teaching experience.

Is This murti of Lord Siva worshipable?

It is for this reason only that candidates for liberation deliberately reject the worship of the demigods, although they have no disrespect for any one of them.” “So I think that the Murti which you have got is not Visnu Murti, but it appears to be a Murti of Lord Siva. Anyway, this Murti is not worshipable by us.