Taking into consideration the historical view of the world that we receive from the Vedas, how could we explain the existence of dinosaurs, as well as Neanderthals, etc.?
We find some interesting description in SB 10.64.3 -
kṛkalāsaṁ giri-nibhaṁ
vīkṣya vismita-mānasāḥ
tasya coddharaṇe yatnaṁ
cakrus te kṛpayānvitāḥ
The boys were astonished to behold this creature, a lizard who looked like a hill. They felt sorry for it and tried to lift it out of the well.
Here "giri" word is used which means a hill or mountain. So a lizard shaped as mountain has to be a dinasour ??
In Kṛṣṇa book vol 2, ch 9, Śrīla Prabhupāda says,
"When they approached a well, they found that there was no water in it, but on the contrary, within the well was a wonderful living entity. It was a large lizard, and all of them became astonished to see such a wonderful animal. They could understand that the animal was trapped and could not escape by its own effort, so out of compassion they tried to take the large lizard out of the well. Unfortunately, they could not get the lizard out, even though they tried to do so in many ways.
When the princes returned home, their story was narrated before Lord Kṛṣṇa. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the friend of all living entities. Therefore, after hearing the appeal from His sons, He personally went to the well and easily got the great lizard out simply by extending His left hand. Immediately upon being touched by the hand of Lord Kṛṣṇa, that great lizard gave up its former shape and appeared as a beautiful demigod, an inhabitant of the heavenly planets."
Here also we find Śrīla Prabhupāda describing the creature as "large lizard" and "great lizard" two times each. Literally 4 times Śrīla Prabhupāda says it as large in shape, or hill shape as per the Sanskrit translation, so maybe it's pointing out to the dinasour.
That's a very astute observation, Prabhu. The description is that the king became a great lizard and remained for a very long time inside of this well (presumably, millions of years). He could very well be a dinosaur that, because of a special arrangement, remained there until being delivered by Kṛṣṇa.
Hare Kṛṣṇa prabhu, Jaii Śrīla Prabhupāda
We find some interesting description in SB 10.64.3 -
kṛkalāsaṁ giri-nibhaṁ
vīkṣya vismita-mānasāḥ
tasya coddharaṇe yatnaṁ
cakrus te kṛpayānvitāḥ
The boys were astonished to behold this creature, a lizard who looked like a hill. They felt sorry for it and tried to lift it out of the well.
Here "giri" word is used which means a hill or mountain. So a lizard shaped as mountain has to be a dinasour ??
In Kṛṣṇa book vol 2, ch 9, Śrīla Prabhupāda says,
"When they approached a well, they found that there was no water in it, but on the contrary, within the well was a wonderful living entity. It was a large lizard, and all of them became astonished to see such a wonderful animal. They could understand that the animal was trapped and could not escape by its own effort, so out of compassion they tried to take the large lizard out of the well. Unfortunately, they could not get the lizard out, even though they tried to do so in many ways.
When the princes returned home, their story was narrated before Lord Kṛṣṇa. Lord Kṛṣṇa is the friend of all living entities. Therefore, after hearing the appeal from His sons, He personally went to the well and easily got the great lizard out simply by extending His left hand. Immediately upon being touched by the hand of Lord Kṛṣṇa, that great lizard gave up its former shape and appeared as a beautiful demigod, an inhabitant of the heavenly planets."
Here also we find Śrīla Prabhupāda describing the creature as "large lizard" and "great lizard" two times each. Literally 4 times Śrīla Prabhupāda says it as large in shape, or hill shape as per the Sanskrit translation, so maybe it's pointing out to the dinasour.
What do you think prabhu??
That's a very astute observation, Prabhu. The description is that the king became a great lizard and remained for a very long time inside of this well (presumably, millions of years). He could very well be a dinosaur that, because of a special arrangement, remained there until being delivered by Kṛṣṇa.
Hare Krishna Prabhu, please accept my humble obeisances.
What have you meant by the ending sentence?
"constantly living"— Please could you explain that?
Jai Srila Prabhupada!
I mean, continually living
Hare Krishna Prabhuji,
Thank you for this article. Dinosaurs being lizards and birds alive in a different environment according to time is a great way of explaining.