[Advaita-l] A Vichara on the terms 'Avidya' and 'Maya' Part 1

[Br. Pranipata Chaitanya]

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> > Hari Om Shri Subrahmanianji, Pranaams!
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> Namaste. 
> तस्माद्वा एतस्मादात्मन आकाशः सम्भूतः (Taittiriya Upanishad 2.i.1)
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> Below is the bhashyam which gives the meaning of the mantra as well:
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> तस्माद्वा एतस्मादिति ब्रह्मण्येव आत्मशब्दप्रयोगात् वेदितुरात्मा ब्रह्म ।
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> //Since in the text, 'From that Brahman indeed which is this Self,
> (was produced this space), the word 'Atma' is used with regard to
> Brahman Itself, it follows that Brahman is the Atma of the knowing
> individual.//
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> Here, we have two words: तस्मात् and एतस्मात् . The two words are in
> 'saha prayoga' (used together) and in 'sAmAnAdhikaraNa', in
> apposition. Both the words have the same meaning: Atma,
> अर्थसामानाधिकरण्यम् .
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Will this make you conclude tasmAt = etasmAt?? That is what you have done is declaring avidya = mAyA from juxtaposition of avidyayA and mAyayA. 

 

> To know more about the meaning of that bhashya passage, you may look
> into the article: The PrAjna of the Mandukya Upanishad (in two parts)
> posted last month. There you will find that the Mandukya Upanishad
> itself teaches this state without differentiating between the jiva and
> Ishwara. You will appreciate how consistently the Acharya is writing
> in the BSB as well.


In lighter vein, there is no anuktam, niruktam or duruktam in bAshya that I am in need of someone's essay. 

 

> Best regards,
> subrahmanian.v


 

In Shri Guru Smriti,

Br. Pranipata Chaitanya
 		 	   		  
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