[Advaita-l] A question on PariNAma and vivarta

H S Chandramouli hschandramouli at gmail.com
Fri Feb 10 07:21:03 EST 2017


Namaste Sri Subrahmanian Ji,

Also please clarify in what sense this passage is relevant to the current
topic under discussion. I have tried but unable to connect.

Regards

On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 5:36 PM, H S Chandramouli <hschandramouli at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> Namaste Sri Subrahmanian Ji,
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> English translation by Ganganath Jha of what is cited by you is as follows
> (for the benefit of members not familiar with Sanskrit)
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> << Just as, in the ordinary world, in the morning, one seesthe potter
> gathering clay for the making of the jar etc; and then having gone away to
> some other place, and returning in the evening, he finds in the same place
> various such articles as the jar, the cup, and the like; and then, the idea
> in his mind is that “ all this jar etc was only clay in the morning”; in
> the same manner, we have the present assertion – “In the beginning, this
> was *Pure Being*.” >>
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> Please indicate which part of this is applicable in the context of our
> current discussion. Is it सदेवेदमग्र आसीदिति (sadevedamagra AsIditi) (“In
> the beginning, this was *Pure Being*)  or the part prior to it. I will
> respond accordingly after your confirmation.
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> Regards
>


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