Hindu Gods and Goddesses

Thursday, January 10, 2019

“God” is Really the Lord of Hell and “the Devil” is Really God . . .?

To simply state the gist of my theory, the Hebrews were Hindus, or at least Abraham and his forefathers were before his tribe went west to Palestine (a theory many espouse outside of the official Western religio-historical establishment), and their god “Yahweh” bears much resemblance to and is likely derived from Deva Yama, the Hindu Lord of Death and Hell.  The Judeo-Christian “Devil,” in terms of the origins of said figure, similarly bears more than mythological resemblance to the God of Abraham's forefathers, Shiva (known as the Horned God to pre-Christian Europe), and possibly to Shiva's Consort, Devi Lalitha (Goddess Lalitha).

Below is the Indus Valley Seal showing Pasupati Shiva, and the Gundestrup Cauldron found in Denmark depicting the Horned God that European Christendom turned into "the Devil."





In other words, over the course of the development of the Abrahamic religions, Yama, the Hindu Lord of Death and Hell, was rendered as “God” (Hebrew Yahweh), and the figure who was formerly “God” (Sanskrit Brahman), i.e., to Abraham's forefathers, became figured as “the Devil” by the renderings of Judeo-Christian mythology.  Related to these conjectures, it seems the Hebrew rite of circumcision is similarly derived from a Hindu incest taboo rite.

I'll begin by noting something that bothered me from my days as a Southern Baptist minister and perhaps before.  Back in the day before I realized myself a yogi, whilst an undergraduate student at Oklahoma Baptist University and pastor at the First Baptist Church of Connerville, Oklahoma, or perhaps before (I resigned and later renounced all trappings of my ministry and moved to Chicago for grad school at the U of C after finishing my undergraduate degree), I made note of a rather confusing idiosyncrasy regarding the Judeo-Christian concepts of Heaven and Hell.

According to Jewish tradition, the destination of righteous Jews after they die is a place called “the Bosom of Abraham” or “Sheol” (New Testament, Luke 10:22).  Sheol is described as “down,” as in underground (Old Testament/Torah, Genesis 37:35).  The Hebrew word Sheol is generally translated to the Greek word “Hades” in the Septuagint (Greek translation of the Old Testament), and that Greek term generally translates to the English “Hell,” if you didn't know!!  This troubled me a bit, but I brushed it aside, assuming some theological explanation was surely expounded in some doctrinal statement somewhere.

One other clue I was granted in those days that something was amiss in the orthodox Judeo-Christian narrative was a statement made by a rather stodgy religion professor at OBU after a lecture about Abraham and his crew moving west from “Ur of the Chaldese” to Palestine (Ur has been determined to be in close proximity to else a part of Indus Valley Civilization, identified by most archaeologists as having existed in far southeastern Iraq).  At the end of this lecture, Dr. Dawson said with rather a scowl:
“Now there may be those who tell you that Abraham is somehow connected to the Hindu god Brahma . . . but we know better than that, now don't we!” he said in a passively-aggressively threatening manner, almost certainly a warning to those wishing for a career with the church, if a clue to those real seekers of truth (whether intended as such or no).
  
(A seeming Hindu temple discovered in Silemania, Iraq near Ur. Depicted above is a murti depicting Hanuman bowing to Lord Rama)

I later explored that strand of the historical narrative to conclude that indeed, papa Abraham was a “Hindu” (if not a term coined until three thousand years later) before he went apostate and left the homeland and faith of his fathers.  Voltaire (1694-1778) posited that Abraham and his crew were a tribe of traveling Brahmin priests (Godfrey Higgins, Anacalypsis, 1833, Vol. I, p. 405).  Abraham, Sarah and Hagar (Abraham's wife and her handmaiden, according to the Hebrew tradition) indubitably sound like Brahma, Saraswati (Brahma's Consort) and Ghaggar (the name of a tributary river to the Saraswati River), too much to be mere coincidence considering where Abraham and his tribe are touted by the Old Testament to have originated.  I would thus further posited that the three Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, are respectively very much patterned after else somehow a discursive response to the Hindu Trimurti, Brahma, Vishnu (Krishna) and Shiva, the names of God as Creator, Maintainer and Destroyer according to Hinduism, and thus the three primary Personalities of God according to the religion of Abraham's forefathers.

Abraham received his name from his god “Yahweh” (a name purportedly revealed to Moses five to seven hundred years later, though extant throughout the Old Testament) when he and his tribe left the land of his ancestors (Genesis 17:5).  Abraham also sounds rather quite like Abrahman, a Sanskrit term meaning essentially “no-God.”  Abrahman is a primary tenet of most forms of Buddhism, thus Hindus often refer to Buddhists as “atheists.”  According to sanAtana dharma (roughly translated as “keepin' it together forever,” in recent times known as “Hinduism”), if one is not devoted to a legitimate guru or form or expression of the Divine (brahman) then Yama, the Lord of Death and Hell, is one's Guru and guide in your pathway back to God.

One of the Hindu myths that tells why the Creator, Brahma, is not much worshiped in India is that early in the process of creation, Brahma (Himself a created Being, created to create) created this hot mama all Weird Science style, then He began to lust after her.  According to some tellings, Brahma grew a fifth head to continue to lust after this beautiful maiden when she sought to evade His gaze.  Shiva then comes along and informs Brahma that as He had directly created this mama, she is thus Brahma's daughter, and not someone He ought lust after.  Shiva then severs Brahma's fifth head with His fingernail—thus, it must have been a small head which Shiva did cut off of Brahma, i.e., a circumcision (Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva, Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty,  London, New York:  Oxford University Press, 1973, pp. 123-127).

If Brahma, His Consort Saraswati and Ghaggar (a river tributary to the Saraswati) are indeed connected to Abraham, Sarah and Hagar of the Abrahamic traditions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), as many have contended, then it is not a far stretch to assume that there is a connection in terms of the Hebrew rite of circumcision and the Hindu myth about Brahma losing His fifth head.  To follow this line of reasoning, in it's origin the Hebrew rite of circumcision was an incest taboo rite!  And indeed, it seems likely along those same strands of the mythological narrative and reasoning that Yahweh was in fact Yama, as would prescribed by the faith of Abraham's fathers for one who had left the religion of Brahman.

Essentially, Yahweh, worshiped by Jews and Christians as “God,” is actually the being Abraham's forefathers knew as the Lord of Hell!!  And then what did the Abrahamic project do next along those lines of reasoning but to render the figure who was God into “the Devil” in their myth-making.

It has been noted by scholars and indeed by popular culture that the figure of “the Devil” was largely a bastardization of the Horned God (see R. Lowe Thompson, The History of the Devil - The Horned God of the West - Magic and Worship, London:  K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1929), who was worshiped across Europe and parts of Asia as Cernunnos, and was and is known in India as Pasupati, the Protector of Animals and Souls, an ancient horned Avatar of Shiva found on the Indus Valley seal (5,000+ years old).  Deva is Sanskrit for “God” and Devi is Sanskrit for “Goddess,” and the term “devil” seems to have origins in Persia, quite near where many worshiped Deva and Devi, via the Avestan language (early Iranian used in Zoroastrian scripture) term daeva, which means “wrong gods,” or “gods who are not to be worshiped” (Wikipedia, “Daeva”).

According to sanAtana dharma/“Hinduism,” the Goddess Mother of the Universe is known as Devi Lalitha, and is Herself as much brahman (“God”) as are Shiva and Vishnu.  Lalitha is overtly bastardized as “Lilith” in the Hebrew and Christian traditions, which say she was a woman who was supposed to be Adam's wife but who would not submit to him as greater, and who was thus exiled to the desert to copulate with and give birth to thousands of demons each day (reference).

So to recap, I am essentially theorizing that:  the Jewish and Christian God Yahweh is actually a refiguring of Yama, the Lord of Hell according to the religion of Abraham's forefathers; the Judeo-Christian “Devil” is actually a bastardization or inversion of the God that much if of the ancient world (and indeed Abraham's tribe) worshiped before Abraham and his crew left the proximity of India and the religion of sanAtana dharma (“Hinduism”) circa 1900 BCE; and modern circumcision originated from an archaic incest taboo rite!!  Rather mind-boggling if not paradigm shattering concepts to wrap your mind around, no?!  

A description of Lord Yama that sounds rather like the "Judgement Seat" of "God" the Christians talk about, no?:

He is the god of departed spirits and judge of the dead. A soul when it quits its mortal form repairs to his abode in the lower regions; there the recorder, Chitragupta, reads out his account from the great register called Agrasandhani, and a just sentence follows, when the soul either ascends to the abodes of the Pitris (Manes) [ancestors], or is sent to one of the twenty-one hells according to its guilt, or it is born again on earth in another form. (http://www.mythfolklore.net/india/encyclopedia/yama.htm)


I am supposing the "Heaven" Christians refer to is the Pitr realm, for there indeed one gets to be with one's righteous ancestors.  pitR is certainly root to the English word "father."

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Next diatribe of madman religio-historical theorization, whether published here or elsewhere:  Jesus was originally born as the Son of Shiva and Vishnu (that one time Vishnu/Krishna manifest as a sexy Goddess named Mohini) who is named Ayyappa and is also known as Shasta, the Protector of Created Beings . . .
http://karma-dharma-bhutadaya.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-true-identity-of-jesus-revealed.html

Jeffrey Charles Archer is a grad-school dropout, vagabond wandered, dilettante of a sadhu, and author of one published travel narrative, Memories and Musings of a Post-Postmodern Nomadic Mystic Madman. 

12 comments:

Srihari said...

Actually the picture shown above is not pashupati but yamaraaj . King of yama . Yama means devil .
King of devil .One more thing should be clear that " saanatana dharm" was oroginated from the Himalaya present Nepal ( Kailash)
but not from the indus valley civilisation .Recently a 18 thousands years old lord shiva idol has been found in Nepal ( Mustang)near mt kailash . It proofs that (hinduism )sanatan religion was the most ancient religion of the world and it is from The himalaya present Nepal.
Wheb looked the found monuments from indus valley site , nothing mathes for the origin if hinduism but it proves that the site is related with the place of "yamaraj" king of devil a part which is mentioned in hindu myth . The picture shown above is 100% yamaraj but not Shiva.buffalo throne is the actual face of yamaraj ,the king of devil .

Srihari said...

Therefore the root of( Hinduism )Sanatana is Himalayan country Nepal, mt Kailash the palace of lord Shiva . thousaands of proffs are stil waiting for discoverd in Nepal . The ancient human civilasation . Also it is clear that the ancient veda was writen in Nepal . Sanskrit language is originally from the Nepal (Deva nagari) the city of god and goddess .requeted to visit and discover the original histry of sanatan (Hinduism) also the ancient human civilisation.
Ancient Khas tribe of Nepal was the ancestors of Hindus who went towards all directions to spread the "Sanatana dharm" later british gave the name Hindu.
Khas khasan kach kushan are the related ancient histry . We can found the proof of seven saints from the Himalaya in Egiptian civilisation to promote the "Sanatana Dharm" hinduism in the countries of Melikha ( Malekshya) the place of devil . Yamaraj the king of devil .

Jeffrey Charles Archer said...

Srihari, Is the person Yama who instructs Natchiketas in the Katha Upanishad a "Devil"?!?! Lord Yama is not in any guise depicted as a "devil," whether lower case or capital d, in any strand of sanAtana dharma that I am aware of. He is one of the Vedic Devas, the ancient gods described in the Rig Veda, even, the most ancient continuously practiced and propagated Scripture in the world. Deva Yama, the Lord of Death and Hell, is good guide and judge to those not attached to a proper guru.

GBS said...

Very thought provoking and highly motivating research and analysis. Keep publishing it sir.

Unknown said...

You should join Wicca , they worship the horned God . He's also in the Christian Bible as Baal . Baal was an Egyptian God not a Hebrew God . You can't derive Yama from Yahweh . Yahweh is the English version of the Hebrew YHWH and is pronounced Yōd, Hē, Vav, Hē . The picture you posted of the horned God from Egypt was there but worshipped by Egyptians not Hebrews . The rest is all pure speculation and based on nothing but what your own mind is making it out to be . That's why nobody is paying attention to it . However Judaism was mingled with paganism during the rule of Babylon . God is also what you choose to accept . The one you worship is your God . There's many God's . Satin to a person that worships Satin is God . You can turn a picture upside down but both sides are still the same . There's enough religions now to just pick one without trying to create another one . Good luck with your hypothesis . A theory actually has credible evidence to support what you find in your research .

Jason said...

The horned god is obviously related to Capricorn the goat the god of darkness as this period of the year (end December to end January) is the winter solstice so it is the longest night of the year. Also Jesus is born 25th Dec which makes Capricorn (the Devil) his father (just think Star Wars). Who knows how old astrology is, I'm guessing extremely old. Gods in the heavens (sky) were planets and constellations pretty straightforward stuff really. Yahweh is more than likely to actually just be the planet Jupiter the king of the gods. Jupiter in latin was called Jove pronounced as one syllable in English but pronounced with 2 syllables in Italian as my Italian friend informed me rhyming with the words hot and get, and to my understanding in actual Latin it was pronounced exactly the same as the word Yahweh. I could be way off but I doubt it. On a side note some other gods in the Abrahamic religions taken from Hinduism include Krishna became Christ and Lakshmi became lady luck (I know not abrahamic). The hindu language Urdu seems to also be related to the place Ur which makes sense as Vedas and Avestas are related. Interesting stuff. The lies of Christianity will unravel soon enough...

Anonymous said...

In the picture above, it isn't Hanuman who is in a bow. Hanuman is sitting on the ground and worshipping Sita (the wife of Rama).

Bruce said...

I think it happens often, that as people descend into the confusion of psychosis, the difficulty emerges that maybe their God is inverted and they are worshipping the wrong god. It becomes a terrible problem as condemnation reigns down on the wrong choice. But what is the right or wrong choice. Perhaps a choice in judgement and associated condemnation. Or sin, or religious law, or adherence to the 'authentic' state of being.
Even in psychosis, enlightenment brings clarity. If we want to be "good" then we should worship God. Hence God is a god of Good. But God created the universe. There is evil in the universe. Hence god created evil. But the Faith teaches us to reject evil, so that we have to reject an aspect of God. There is an anomaly.
However, at least in indigenous faiths, Good and Evil sit together. There are those who are good and those who are evil among us. Like sexuality where all humans have a mix of male and female, with evil and good, all humans may be a mix of good and evil.
Should one be condemned over the other by our God, although he created (and presumably) loves both?
I think it is fair to say, whether you are good or evil, if you wish to be accepted by men and held up, you need to walk a straight and narrow path so as not to be too deviant (although I am not sure whether that also means evil!)

Parashuram said...

Thanks for your insight. Anyway I will contribute my two bit which I eventually plan to release as a book.The worship of female deity is discouraged in Abrahamic religions.I was a religious Hindu for 50 years but on finding confronted myself and family by a blood thirsty sorcerer working in a Government as worker, I converted to Christianity and got baptised. This sorcerer is immensely powerful and vaporised all my assets without laying his hands and make money disappear.He crushed my testicles during my sleep thousand miles away by sending a hand upto my wrist between my thighs.Again he sent a snake on my brd in third floor which bit me on my right heel and as I was told my daughter(she is s psychic) my capacity to earn money has been ended. Surely I attended 100 interviews got selected in some only to be dropped out at the last minute.The only job I got was a ward boy or security guard.On the topic of Yama, I beg to differ as He is very much the Hindu God of death as My daughter has seen Him riding a bison. I am a worshipper of Mother Mary ans as told light candle every night for last 9 years. There a old church deep in the jungles of Orissa built by the French missionaries 100 years ago. Every year on February 10 Mother Mary visits that place after prayer water springs out from a nearby hillock Now it is reduced a bare trickle and some years it stopped totally. In year 2015, I was blessed to get few spoonfuls and I brought to my home in Hyderabad. As usual I lighted candle at 1 am and my daughter gave out a terrible shriek. I asked her the reason and she said, she has seen a terrible vision. I went back to sleep and next morning woke to hear terrible cries and shrieks from my neighbors. Then my daughter recalled seeing in a vision of a dark figure riding a bison in the sky and throwing a rope towards our building.My neighbors after a fight with his wife hanged himself to a ceiling fan What was planned for me was diverted by the power of Mother Mary's love towards my family. Your scholarship is based on conjecture but my experiences are based on reality.

Parashuram said...

I was shocked to realise that apart from some experience of getting small jobs despite being a senior engineer,all verses given out in sermons turned out to be lies. In one sermon the priestess actually said the the person tormenting you is more powerful than God and meaner than devil.When I share my experience of disappointment pastors usually advise me to seek the kingdom of God first and everything follows or confess your sins ad infinitum. This is my experience of following Christianity for 17 years. But there is sliver of light in this dark journey and that is Mother Goddess. I expected you to through some light on this topic but apart from polemics you did not share any personal experience.Any way in one vision She told me to "Be grateful to God". I go on pondering on the meaning of this phrase and don't share with mainstream Christianity expecting to be preached on sin etc. I realised humans are more powerful than God and defeat His blessing if very determined to do regardless of consequences.

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Unknown said...

I wish adherents of Sanatan Dharma would refrain from making comments that our devas are the devil etc. It is for this reason we should all get a copy of "Sanskrit Non Translatable by Rajiv Malhotra. I don't know the person but it is an invaluable book to see how trying to fit Sanskrit personalities within Western Universalism is dangerous.