[Advaita-l] Shankara and DrishTi-SrishTi vAda - eka jeeva vaada

[V Subrahmanian]

On May 11, 2016 5:14 PM, "H S Chandramouli via Advaita-l" <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
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> Sri Praveen Ji,
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> Namaste.
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> Three versions have been furnished for the Creator and Jiva in respect
> of ekajIvavAda.
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> For the first one cited from sidhhAntaleshasaMgraha of appayya dIkshita
> author is not
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> given. Second one is by Sri MadhusUdana Sarasvati in siddhAnta bindu.
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> one is by
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>  Sri PrakAshAnanda in his vedAntasiddhAntamuktAvalI. In all three Creator
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>  appears as the Jiva also and gets “liberated”. This particular concept I
> have not been
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> able to identify in any of  the 10 upanishads we normally refer to.

The Br. Up. 1.4.10 is about Brahman itself getting the realization 'aham
Brahma asmi' and attaining sarvatmabhava. Shankara accepts avidya to this
Brahman.

VS


Since
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> that “liberation” is possible ONLY through shravana of the Upanishads and
> upadEsha of
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> mahAvAkya by the guru, can you please clarify which of the Upanishads are
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> shravana in respect of each of these concepts and the corresponding
> mahAvAkya.
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> Also is DSV always identified with ekajIvavAda or is it also explained as
> applicable to
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> nAnAjIva vAda?
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> I would be grateful for a clarification.
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> Pranams and Regards
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