[Advaita-l] a mumukshu and a deluded at pralaya

[H S Chandramouli]

> On Fri, Oct 5, 2018 at 3:57 AM Keshava Mahadeva via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> << One doubt I have is: Will there be a situation where all jivas attains
> liberation and there is no need of creation, maintenance and destruction?
> >,
>
> Namaste.
>
> The concept of “ sarvamukti “ was advanced by Sri Appayya Dikshita in his
> work Sidhantaleshasamgraha. This doctrine holds that on attainment of
> Knowledge, the particular Jiva attains oneness not with the Absolute
> Intelligence, but only with the less perfect form known as Isvara, whose
> reflections in Avidya/Maya are the many Jivas. So long as there is a single
> unreleased Jiva, avidya is not completely destroyed and there can be no
> absolute release for any Jiva. Only after all the Jivas attain release such
> complete destruction of avidya is possible, and only then there is no more
> distinction of Jiva and Isvara, which assures final realization of oneness
> with the Absolute for all the Jivas simultaneously.
>
> Sri Appayya Dikshita maintains that this doctrine is not an invention of
> his own, but is  supported by several  passages from the Bhashya of Sri
> Bhagavatpada  himself.  For details  reference could be made to chapter IV
> of his work (English translation by Sri Prof Suryanarayana Shastri is
> available).
>
> As per my understanding this has its root in Bhamati, and is not accepted
> by the majority of advaitins.
>
> Regards
>