Re: Gods and goddesses?
For an elementary view on this formula 'one God, many gods' of Hinduism, you might read this thread:
http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showthread.php?t=442
If I exist in many of the roles and external forms I need to play/take, and then I exist as a single soul too, and since the truth about my many forms of existence is not just faith but experiential knowledge, it is the same with the One God and the many gods.
रत्नाकरधौतपदां हिमालयकिरीटिनीम् ।
ब्रह्मराजर्षिररत्नाढ्यां वन्दे भारतमातरम् ॥
To her whose feet are washed by the ocean, who wears the Himalayas as her crown, and is adorned with the gems of rishis and kings, to Mother India, do I bow down in respect.
--viShNu purANam
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