[Advaita-l] REFERENCES FROM VARIOUS PURANAS, UPANISHADS, SASTRAS WHERE VISHNU, RAMA, KRISHNA DON BHASMA TRIPUNDRA AND VISHNU IS A PARAMA SHIVA BHAKTA

[V Subrahmanian]

On Sun, Jan 20, 2019 at 5:07 PM Raghav Kumar Dwivedula via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> All words have etymological
> derivations. In the Narayana sukta, Sayana has cited the famous verse of
> the manu smriti and other puranas that give the etymological meaning of the
> name 'narayana'  - Apo nArA iti proktआः..'
>
> 'आपो नारा इति प्रोक्ता आपो वै नरसूनवः ।
>
> अयनं तस्य ताः पूर्वं तेन नारायणः स्मृतः ॥ ‘ [मनुः १.१०]
>    and said that 'nArAyaNa is not any mrUrivishesha.'  Any deity can be
> assigned to that definition. As per the definition, Narayana is the
> adhiShThAnam of the jagat adhyasa. Hence, N is NB.  Likewise Vishnu means
> that which is vyApaka. Nirguna Brahman is sarvavyApi and hence Vishnu
> denotes Brahman. So with Vasudeva, etc. names.
>
> Thank you for stating the above , Subbuji
>
>
> The oft quoted verse of Shankara starting
> nArAyaNah paro'vyaktAt (nArayaNa is beyond the unmanifest)
> also indicates that the word nArAyaNah has no *invariable* connexion with a
> particular form


This is very true. In Advaita, that which is beyond avyakta (maya/Ishvara)
is Turiya. So, if the narayana in this shloka is said to be a deity, then
it is not the correct portrayal of Vedanta. The deity is very much within
creation, avyakta. This corresponds to the 6th mantra of the Mandukya
Upanishad where Ishwara is described, which is the previous one to the 7th
where Turiya is described as nAntaH prajnam.... prapanchopashamam shAntam
shivam Advaitam...Many non-advaitins cite this opening verse of Shankara's
BG bhashya and conclude/claim that he was a vaishnava.



>
> It only shows the enormous grace that is required to arrive at Advaita and
> free the mind of dualistic sectarianism


IshvarAnugrahAdeva pumsAm advaitavAsanA...

regards
subbu


> - whether Indian dualism  (Ramanuja
> and Madhva  etc.) or middle-eastern origin dualism (Christianity and
> Islam). The only difference seems to be that Indian dualists are physically
> nonviolent and merely intellectually violent. Whereas middle-eastern origin
> dualism is both physically and intellectually violent .
>
> Om
> Raghav
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