Toronto, Ontario
New Findings
Ekadasi is a day when
followers of the Vaishnava tradition (Krishna tradition) honour a vow to
abstain from eating grain, and increase their devotions. It falls every fortnight. It’s today we are so obliged.
What I wanted to
highlight in this blog is an article forwarded to me (thanks Abhidheya) about
archeological findings confirming the authenticity and antiquity of a Krishna
culture. According to the source of
info— www.indiadivine.org —there is an ancient
coin with Krishna on one side, and His brother,
Balarama, on the other, dating back to 180 B.C.E. Recently
unearthed in Al Khanoun, Afghanistan, this discovery is the earliest proof that
Krishna was revered as a god, “and that the worship had spread beyond the
Mathura region,” states TKV Rajan, archaeologist, who was holding a five-day
exhibition titled, “In Search of Lord Krishna.”
His studies and
findings throw fresh light on the era of Krishna. It has been over five years since discoveries
were made at Tholavira, near Dwarka, which is according to Epic’s such as The Mahabharata,
where Krishna ruled, approximately 5,000 years ago. Apparently, a coin reveals that Krishna is devoid of his famed peacock feather, but then one follower suggested that in Dwarka, Krishna was not
adorned with the peacock feather.
Rajan indicates there
is an image of a wooden plough, which is mentioned in the book The Bhagavatam. The image of the conch and the Sudarshan
Chakra (wheel) are unmistakably obvious imprints on the square-shaped coins.
A grandiose discovery!
May the Source be with
you! Happy Ekadasi!
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