[Advaita-l] Shankara authenticates Shiva

[V Subrahmanian]

On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 12:05 PM, D Gayatri <dgayatrinov10 at gmail.com> wrote:

> >>  NB, being nishkriya, cannot take any avatAra. So, the contention that
> >> Narayana in this context is NB, does not hold any water.
> >
> >
> > With Maya as upadhi it can do all that. Shankara has said that too.
>
> WIth Maya as upadhi, it becomes Ishwara and not NB! That means it is
> our very own popular Narayana.
>

Then that Narayana cannot be beyond avyakta. But Shankara has specified
that it is beyond avyakta.


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>
> > Sampradayavit Sayana's bhashya does not approve this. Other's views are
> to
> > be rejected as those of murkha as per Shankaracharya's teaching in the
> BGB.
>
> But Shankara's own quotes praising the supremacy of Vishnu are in
> perfect harmony with that reading of RV. Hence that reading of RV
> verse, as translated by Ralph Griffith is perfectly in tune with
> sampradaya.
>

Shankara is praising the NB alone. If Vishnu is of the popular conception,
it is anātma and abrahma for Shankara. Hence the academics view is not
admissible in the sampradaya.

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> >
> >> The BU. 1.4.11 says Rudra-pashupathi is a created entity.
> >
> >
> > This mantra admits Vishnu as a created entity. This 'Rudra' is Vishnu, as
> > vaishnavas hold the name Rudra to mean vishnu.
>
> Nowhere does Shankara bring in Vishnu here.
>

Shankara implies it in the iti of the mantra and ityevmaadi.

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>
> >> The Satapatha Brahmana and Kaushitaki Brahmana say that Rudra is born
> >> from Prajapati.
> >
> >
> > They are arthavadas. The MB says prajapati and Vishnu are born of Rudra
>
>
> They are not mere arthavadas, but show Rudra as born from brahma. Same
> is mentioned in Mbh. By quoting this portion, Shankara authenticates
> this.
>

Shankara is quoting only the advaita tattva and does not care about the
rest. If you are interested only in the chaff, no one can help it.