Namaste Mohini: Let me explain a bit how HDF is organized. There are Forums, and then there are threads (Chapters within forums, if you like) The title of this Forum is ISKCON, but the title of the thread is "Lord Siva: A Gaudiaya Vaisnava Perspective"
So I don't believe I was incorrect in offering a gratitude to the OP for his wording. I come here to learn, and so I read pretty much everything that is posted. I believe in something called Hindu solidarity, or the sentiment of getting along within the umbrella we term Hinduism. This is done through polite respect of other traditions besides our own. It is also done by learning about other traditions. I am totally with the OP in that I don't come here to argue or to demean or to insult other people's views. If the world is to be a tolerant loving place, the least we can do as Hindus is to get along. I am sorry if you find what I thought was a polite outreach of my hand and heart as offensive.
Namaste.
Aum namasivaya
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