I have heard many people saying Lord Ram is Maryada Purshottam and Lord Krishna is Purna Purshottam.
Could any one please tell me why is it so. and what is the difference between Maryada Purshottam and Purna Purshottam
I have heard many people saying Lord Ram is Maryada Purshottam and Lord Krishna is Purna Purshottam.
Could any one please tell me why is it so. and what is the difference between Maryada Purshottam and Purna Purshottam
Saying shri krishna is purna purushottam but shri ram is just maryada purushottam is injustice
न रामरूपादीनां केवलं स्त्रीपुरुषाणामेव दृष्टिचित्तापहारकत्वमुपपद्यते किंतु स्थावरजंगमात्मकस्य सर्वं जगतोऽपि ॥ श्रीकृष्णस्तु वेणुरणनैः स्त्रियादिमोहनः ।अयं तु स्वसौन्दर्येण स्त्रिपुं साधारण सर्वजन्तुमोहकः ॥
[Sundarmani-Sandarbh by shri ramanand sampradaya Rasikacharya Sri Madhuracharya]
"Sri Krsna is an enchanter of #only_women, and that too with the help of His #flute; but this RAma, with just His natural beauty, enchants #women, #men, and even #animals also! He doesn't #need_any_flute.”
दशावतारमव्येऽपि रामकृष्णौ महत्तमौ। ताभ्ग्रामपि वरः पुर्वः सत्यसंधो रघुत्तमः।।
(~#श्रीमद्वाल्मीकि_आनंद_रामायण)
दस अवतारों में से श्रीरामचन्द्र तथा कृष्ण श्रेष्ठ है और उन दोनों में श्रीरामचन्द्र सर्वश्रेष्ठ।
Among ten avtars of vishnu, both shri Ramchandra and Krishna are great and among these two, bhagwan shri Ramchandra is the greatest because he has param madhurya, param soundarya, param Aishwarya, param gambhirya and other gunas
लीलावताराः सन्ति अन्येऽल्पज्ञाश्चैव नराद्यः। एको हि भगवान रामो मर्यादा पुरुषोत्तमः।
(~#Shrimad_kaushik_ramayan)
There had been and will be many lila avtars of shri Vishnu (all avtars including narsimha,krishna, varah, vaman etc are lila purushottam) and also rishi, guru, humans were all less intelligent, but alone bhagwan shri Ramchandra is maryada purushottam.
श्री विष्णु के कई लीला अवतार हुए थे और होंगे (नरसिंह, कृष्ण, वराह, वामन आदि सभी अवतार लीला पुरुषोत्तम हैं) और ऋषि, गुरु, मनुष्य सभी कम बुद्धिमान थे, लेकिन केवल भगवान श्री रामचंद्र ही मर्यादा पुरुषोत्तम हैं
And even shri krishna admits
तत्रास्ति मत्कारणमद्वितीयम् रामं परब्रह्म विशुद्ध बोधम्। विधीश नारायण शेष पूर्वकम्, अहं च तं वर्णवितुं न शक्तः॥
(Śrī Krishna Samhita 3.5, Lord Krishna to Shruti)
Once the Shruti's asked Lord Krishna, Lord! Tell me who is greater than you? Shri Krishna replied: My ultimate cause is the unique and pure Lord Sri Rama, to whom Brahma, Shankara, Narayana, Shesha and I are not able to describe.
So shri ram is paripurntam purushottam