[Advaita-l] dakSiNAmUrti stOtra from sUta saMhita

[Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan]

Subramanian,

There was no tirade. Perhaps you didn't notice the liberal use of :-).

I think everone was already aware that there is an Allah upanishad -
that was the topic of discussion. Surely comparing it to ghanam lends
it some level of authenticity, don't you think?

Rama

On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 12:59 PM, V Subrahmanian
<v.subrahmanian at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think you are concluding hastily.  I am not canvassing for this
> 'upanishad'.  I only informed the list about it.  You need not go on with
> your tirade.
>
> I have read the printed portions and noticed the 'akabar' part also.
>
> subrahmanian.v
>
> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 10:22 PM, Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan <
> rama.balasubramanian at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Here is part of the last verse transliterated. Make up your own mind.
>>
>> ilelAkabarho akabarha ilelAkabarho akabarha ilelAkabarho akabarha
>> ilelAkabarho akabarha ilelAkabarho akabarha.h |
>> akabarho.asmi akabarho.asmi akabarho.asmi akabarho.asmi ||
>>
>> Looks like someone decided to convert allaahuakbar into Sanskrit.
>> Total nonsense, to say the least.
>>
>> I agree with Satish in his assessment (not sure I would put it that way
>> :-))
>>
>> "have seen this upaniShad once and there is nothing Hindu about it. It
>> does not matter who your "reliable source" on this matter is, even if
>> this source is a sanyasi from the great shankara order, it does not
>> matter, he deserves to be slapped hard for the above misinformation."
>>
>> Rama
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan
>> <rama.balasubramanian at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > The Adyar Library does not shiShTAchAra make :-).
>> >
>> > I have seen that book - it's just a bunch of manuscripts collected by
>> > the Adyar library.
>> >
>> > The so called upanishad repeatedly says ilale, hardly the iDA (or iLA)
>> > of the veda is it? Is it even a Sanskrit word? And the fact that it is
>> > called allA upaniShad? - cannot wash that away.
>> >
>> > Finally ends with ilelaakabarho - ilela-akabar no such word - does it
>> > refer to akbar?!! What the heck, doesn't make any sense. Shakta
>> > upanishad - come on :-)
>> >
>> > Rama
>> >
>> > On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 12:09 PM, V Subrahmanian
>> > <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 7:16 PM, Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan <
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>> The example of Allah upanishad is irrelevant since shiShTAchara - not
>> >>> just in advaita but everyone else - does not recognize Allah
>> >>> upanishad.
>> >>>
>> >>> Sir,
>> >>
>> >> Recently I came across a book on the above Upanishad published by the
>> Adyar
>> >> Library, in 1933 edited by the Pundits of the Adyar Library under the
>> >> supervision of Dr.Kunjan Rajah.  This 'upanishad' is listed no.5 of
>> >> 'shaakta-upanishads'. It is very short and reads like a 'ghanam'
>> >> recitation.
>> >>
>> >> This is just for information.
>> >>
>> >> Regards.
>> >> subrahmanian.v
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