[Advaita-l] Pitrupaksha questions

[Shyam]

Pranams

I find you have completely avoided answers to all three questions. It will be helpful to keep your answers direct and relevant to the question, so your point of view is decipherable.

Let me repeat my questions one at a time, in the hope that this time around your answers are direct and relevant.


Q.1

> there is no pratyavaya incurred by
> its nonperformance"
> 
> This is true. 
> Do you know if Sankara talks about what, if any, then is
> the effect of nonperformance of nitya karmas?
> 


Hari OM
Shyam

--- On Sat, 10/1/11, Srikanta Narayanaswami <srikanta.narayanaswami at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: Srikanta Narayanaswami <srikanta.narayanaswami at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Advaita-l] Pitrupaksha questions
> To: "advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org" <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
> Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011, 7:50 AM
> there is no pratyavaya incurred by
> its nonperformance"
> 
> This is true. 
> Do you know if Sankara talks about what, if any, then is
> the effect of nonperformance of nitya karmas?
> 
> "The question is will the mere performance is enough or
> should it be with the realisation by Jnana as set forth in
> the BG and Sri Shankara."
> 
> In Shankara's view is perfornance of any karma compatible
> with Jnana?
> 
> Finally, in your opinion, based on your thorough and
> erudite learning of Shankara, can you tell me if a grhastha
> can continue to discharge his duties towards his family -
> earn a livelihood, own a house, have a bankbalance - with
> the abiding nishta of Oneness in Brahman, and avoid
> nitya/naimittika karmas as they serve him no end, and since
> mentally he is "akarta"?
> 
> Hari OM
> Shyam
> ___________________________________________________________________________________________
> Please read my posting on Jaldhar Vyas's question on the
> above topic.SriShankara Bhagawathpada doesnot say one must
> perform karmas.But he focusses his writing on the Jnana part
> in his commentary on the B.G.
> There are various verses by B.G on the importance of
> Jnana."Nahi jnanena sadrsham pavitramiha vidyate"
> 'Shraddhavan labhate jnanam"Verses which deride karmas are
> also found in B.G"doorena hyavaram karma(karmas are
> inferior),"sarvakarmakhilam Partha jnane
> parisamapyate",Sarva karmani manasa sanyasya"
> "Buddhau sharanam anvicca krpanah
> phalahetavah","Pratyavayaou na vidyate"'Sarva dharman
> parityajya mamekam sharanam vraja aham tvam sarva papebhyo
> mokshayishyami ma shucah"Even if you are the worst of all
> sinners,you will cross the ocean of samsara with the boat of
> Jnana".Sri Shankara Bhagawathpada also comments on these
> verses highlighting the Jnana.He again and again reiterates
> that the darkness(karmas)will not dispell another darkness.
> As for as your question whether a grahastha can continue to
> discharge his duties towards his family---etc.SriShankara
> Bhagawathpada answers beautifully in his Sashvatha
> slokahs--"Mohamudgara".There is not even 
> one aspect of Life sriShankara Bhawathpada has left
> uncovered in his 'Bhaja Govindam"stotram.
> N.Srikanta.
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