[Advaita-l] bhavarupa citations

[V Subrahmanian]

2017-08-16 9:06 GMT+05:30 Ravi Kiran <ravikiranm108 at gmail.com>:

> Namaste
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> 2017-08-15 23:29 GMT+05:30 V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <
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>> Some of the sentences from Shankara's commentary are:
>>
>> तत्त्वाप्रतिबोधरूपेण बीजात्मना, अन्यथाग्रहणलक्षणेन चानादिकालप्रवृत्तेन
>> मायालक्षणेन     Mandukya kārikā 1.16
>>
>> तामसो हि प्रत्ययः, आवरणात्मकत्वात् अविद्या विपरीतग्राहकः, संशयोपस्थापको
>> वा,
>> अग्रहणात्मको वा ;   Bh.Gita 13.2
>>
>> There are many others:
>> https://adbhutam.wordpress.com/2010/03/20/bhaavaroopa-ajnanaavidya/
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>
> Since ajnAna/avidyA/mAya is only kalpitam (imagined), avastu, not an
> entity by itself ( distinct, separate or different from Atman/Brahman),
> what does it substantiate/signify when termed as bhaava roopa or some other
> term ?
>

The need to term it 'bhaava rupa' arises from the fact that ajnana as a
cause, if admitted as an abhaava, non-existence, cannot be held to bring
about the effect of samsara. Hence an existent causal ajnana is required,
although mithya ultimately, to account for the effect. The Mandukya teaches
three levels: causal or beeja, and subtle (dream) and gross (waking). That
is why deep sleep is associated with ajnana. All three are within the
relative and Turiya the nirgunam alone transcends these.

vs

>
> Its role is in explaining the sRsTi kArya kAraNa sambavam clearly or
> something more ?
>
> Thanks
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>> regards
>> vs
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