Translations:Krishna/37/en
Butter is significant to Hindus. Clarified butter, called ghrita or ghee, is the fuel in butter lamps used in Hindu religious services. To Hindus ghee symbolizes illumination and mental clarity. David Frawley points out that the word Christ, from the Greek word Christos (meaning anointed one), is related by derivation to the Sanskrit word ghrita.[1] And so the interplay between the precious child Krishna and his friends represents the relationship between God and the soul on the path of bhakti yoga, the path of union with God through love. Kinsley explains the comparison:
- ↑ Frawley, Gods, Sages and Kings, p. 222.