[Advaita-l] Fwd: Omnipresence

[V Subrahmanian]

On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 12:50 AM Srinath Vedagarbha via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste,
>
> 'Essential' is the key word.
>
> The nature of that essentiality differs drastically between two schools.
>
> Advaitins while denying Ishvara-ness of Brahman as the final reality, still
> hold bhakti is needed (in this vyavahAra) only for upAsana. nirguNamapi
> sadbrahma naamaruupagataiH guNaiH saguNaM upasanaarthaM tatra tatra
> upadishyate... (Shankara in BSB 1.2.14)
>
> For Dvaitin, this essentiality is way different and at the core of seeking
> mOksha. Acharya Madhva says “mokshashcha vishhNu-prasAdena-vinA na labhyate
> “ (mOksha and other purushArthas are not obtained without Vishnu's
> grace).This position is very much in tune with Rgvedic assertion 'tEna
> vinaH truNamapi na chalti' etc. In this sense the bhakti is essential to
> gain Brahman's ultimate prasAda. There are countless pramANa on this
> position.
>
>
> yasya prasAdAtparamArtirUpAdasmAtsaMsArAnmuchyate nApareNa  |
> nArAyaNo.asau paramo vichi.ntyo mumuxubhiH karmapAshAdamushhmAt.h ||    --
> nArAyaNashrutiH
>
> (By whose grace alone, the greatly suffering are rid of the world, and not
> otherwise; He is NârâyaNa, the Supreme, and the one fit to be contemplated
> upon by those who seek to be liberated from the binds of karma.)
>
> teshhAmahaM samuddhartA mR^ityusaMsArasAgarAt.h  |
> bhavAMi na chirAtpArtha mayyAveshitachetasAm.h  ||    -- bhagavadgItA
>
> (Those who, having surrendered all actions unto me, without fail, perform
> (bhakti)-yoga, meditate upon and worship me; For them, who have imbued Me
> into their consciousness completely, I am the Swift Deliverer from the
> ocean of death and material existence. )
>
> aj~nAnAM j~nAnado vishhNoH j~nAninAM moxadashcha saH  |
> Ana.ndadashcha muktAnAM sa evaiko janArdanaH     --  skAnda-purANa
>
> (To the un-knowing, Vishnu gives knowledge; to the knowing, He gives
> moksha; To the liberated, He gives joy, and He alone is fit for all to
> worship.)
>

One can see that what Shankara has said in BSB 2.3.41 is in no way wanting
in the need for the grace of Paramatma:

परस्मादात्मनः
कर्माध्यक्षात्सर्वभूताधिवासात्साक्षिणश्चेतयितुरीश्वरात्तदनुज्ञया
कर्तृत्वभोक्तृत्वलक्षणस्य संसारस्य सिद्धिः ; तदनुग्रहहेतुकेनैव च विज्ञानेन
मोक्षसिद्धिर्भवितुमर्हति । कुतः ? तच्छ्रुतेः |

For both samsara siddhi and moksha siddhi, the indispensable role of
Brahman is emphasized by Shankara on the basis of the shruti.

In the BGB too Shankara has said a similar idea while introducing the 15
Chapter:

यस्मात् मदधीनं कर्मिणां कर्मफलं ज्ञानिनां च ज्ञानफलम्, अतः भक्तियोगेन मां
ये सेवंते ते मम प्रसादात् ज्ञानप्राप्तिक्रमेण गुणातीताः मोक्षं गच्छन्ति ।

Karma phala is abhyudaya or jnana praapti yogyataa and jnana phala is
moksha.

Om Tat Sat



>
> I am not saying HH. Pejawara Swamiji does not know all these when He said
> what he said. I am only clarifying this similarity (between two schools) is
> quite superficial.
>
> /sv
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