
Similarly, Shiva is a transformation of Vishnu for the work of destruction. The example is given that yogurt is nothing but milk, but because of the action of acids it is not exactly the same as milk. That glance is Divine Sambhu.īecause Vishnu never directly touches Durga, His glance (Sambhu, Mahesvara), although He is a manifestation of Vishnu, is not exactly the same as Vishnu. Particularly, when Vishnu wants to create the material world, He glances at Material Nature (Durga). However, ISKCON's view of Lord Shiva is consistent with that of the Vaisnava Sampradayas: He is not "superior" to Vishnu. ISKCON publishes authentic translations of Srimad Bhagavatam and other literature that glorifies Lord Shiva. I have been in ISKCON 45 years and have never heard Lord Shiva described as "Anti-Vedic God". Virgin birth in this case should be more accurately understood as divine conception. By the time of conception and birth of Krishna, Devaki was married to Vasudeva and had already borne 7 children. However, there is nothing in Hindu scriptures to suggest that it was a "virgin" birth. This is occasionally brought up as evidence for the hypothesis that "virgin birth" tales are fairly common in non-Christian religions around the world. Because of his sympathy for the earth, the divine Vishnu himself descended into the womb of Devaki and was born as her son, Vaasudeva Krishna. In the story of Krishna the deity is the agent of conception and also the offspring.

Lord Vishnu himself later appeared to Devaki and Vasudeva and told them that he himself would be their eight son and kill Kansa and destroy sin in the world. Thus, Kansa sent his sister and her husband (Vasudeva) to prison. One day a loud voice from the sky prophesied that the 8th son of Kansa's sister (Devaki) would kill Kansa. On Earth in the Yadava clan, a prince named Kansa sent his father Ugrasena (King of Mathura) to prison and became the King himself. Krishna was born to Devaki and her husband, Vasudeva.
