[Advaita-l] mUlAvidyA in sUta samhita

[H S Chandramouli]

On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 5:20 AM Sudhanshu Shekhar via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Hari Om Chandramouli ji,
>
> Generally wherever mUlAvidyA is questioned, it is stated as abhAva. I was
> going through Shiva Gita (which comes within Padma PurANa). In chapter 9,
> verse 4, Bhagvan says avidyA to be triguNatmika and pariNAmiNI.
>
> I too had/have inclination to treat avidyA as abhAva, but there are clear
> statements in purANAs to the contrary. I must confess that avidyA is
> clearly treated as bhAva in smritis.
>
> Regards,
> Sudhanshu.
>
> On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 6:55 PM H S Chandramouli via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > Namaste.
> >
> > The concept and terminology of mUlAvidyA, as to whether it is coined by
> > post-Shankara commentators or whether it is advanced by Sri Bhagavatpada
> > himself in his bhAshyAs as well as referred to in the commentaries of his
> > direct disciples, has been a point of contention between the protagonists
> > and opponents of mUlAvidyA. So far I had not come across any references
> to
> > the possibility of the term mUlAvidyA being found in any pre-Shankara
> > texts. However during the Upanyasa on Sutasamhita of Skandapurana by His
> > Holiness Sri Sri Shankara Bhararti Mahaswamiji of Yadathore Math, KR
> Nagar
> > near Mysore in the early part of this month, it was brought out that a
> > reference is indeed available in sUta samhita, which forms part pf skAnda
> > purANa, written by Bhagavan Sri Veda Vyasa himself. I am copying below
> the
> > relevant part from the same. I believe this could be of some significance
> > in the debate on the concept and terminology of mUlAvidyA.
> >
> > sUta samhita, Brahma GIta, Chapter 11 (covering Shvetasvatara Up), Verse
> > 62  (Emphasis mine)
> >
> > <<  ज्ञात्वा देवं सर्वपाशापहानिः क्शीणैः क्लेशैर्जन्ममृर्त्यु्र्प्रहाणिः।
> >
> > तस्य ध्याना*न्मूलमाया*विभेदे विश्वैश्वर्यं याति कैवल्यरूपम् ॥  >>
> >
> > <<  j~nAtvA devaM sarvapAshApahAniH kshINaiH
> > kleshairjanmamRRirtyurprahANiH|
> >
> > tasya dhyAnAn*mUlamAyA*vibhede vishvaishvaryaM yAti kaivalyarUpam ||  >>
> > Regards
> >
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