[Reader-list] Your views on the book "Satya Darshini" by christian missionaries

[anupam chakravartty]

My view:

I hail such works of art. It gives me space to re-explore the psyches
associated in creating these complex set of mythical characters in form of
epics such as Ramayana. Thanks Murali for posting it. I have very gladly
ignored the introduction that you have posted before citing passages from
the book.

On second thoughts, whoever wrote this book is someone who either perplexed
by the sheer multiplicity of gods and godesses (33 crores) or definitely
seeking a modernist perspective vis-a-vis christian sense of lust and sin.
very bold and brave. simply outlandish. if someone converts after reading
the book, i can almost compare his/her intelligence to that of an ameoba. :)

regards

anupam

On 8/29/09, Murali V <murali.chalam at gmail.com> wrote:

> Christians and Christian missionaries in Karnataka openly printed,
> published and distributed deliberately planned obscene and vulgar
> anti-Hindu evangelical literature directed against the Hindu Gods and
> Goddesses in Mangalore, Udupi and Chikmagalur districts.  I am quoting
> below a few extracts from one such evangelical book, Satya Darshini,
> which ought to gladden the heart of the Union Home Secretary and more
> particularly Special Secretary (Internal Security).  This blasphemous
> book is in Kannada language.  This book was printed in Andhra Pradesh
> for large-scale distribution for achieving wholesale conversion in
> Karnataka:
>
> a)    Urvashi - the daughter of Lord Vishnu - is a prostitute.
> Vashitha is the son of this prostitute.  He in turn married his own
> Mother. Such a degraded person is the Guru of the Hindu God Rama,
> (page 48)
>
> b) When Krishna himself is wallowing in darkness of hell, how can he
> enlighten others? Since Krishna himself is a shady character, there is
> a need for us to liberate his misled followers, (page 50)
>
> c)   It was Brahma himself who kidnapped Sita.  Since Brahma, Vishnu
> and Shiva were themselves the victims of lust, it is a sin to consider
> them as Gods, (page 39)
>
> d)   When the Trinity of Hinduism (Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva) are
> consumed by lust and anger, how can they liberate others?   Their
> projection as Gods is nothing but a joke (page 39)
>
> e)    When Vishnu asked BRAHMA to commit a sin, he immediately did so.
> How can such an ‘evil Brahma’ be a Creator of this Universe? How is
> it possible for both the sinner and the entity, which provoked the sin
> to be gods? (Page 39)
>
> f)    God, please liberate the sinful people of India who are
> worshipping false Gods that believe in the pleasures of illicit
> ‘Vyabichari’ relationships. (Page 39).
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