[Advaita-l] Shaiva, Vaishnava, Shaakta, Saura and Gaanapatya - mentioned in Narada Puranam

[V Subrahmanian]

A correction:

With reference to Subrahmanya in the post, it is to be noted that the month
is not Krittika but it is Vaishakha.

The Narada Purana (Part Two 49. 16/17 )

subbu

On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 11:19 AM V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The Narada Purana has several chapters for the 'Kaashi Mahatmyam'. At the
> end of the mahatmya narration, the chapter ends with a note as to whom this
> has to be given:
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> अविमुक्तस्य माहात्म्यं मया ते परिकीर्तितम् ।। ५१-४६ ।।
> विष्णुभक्ताय दातव्यं शिवभक्तिरताय च ।।
> जगज्जननिभक्ताय सूर्यहेरंबसेविने ।। ५१-४७ ।।
>
> To the devotee of Vishnu, the bhakta of Shiva, the Shakti follower, the
> Aditya worshiper and the Ganapati upasaka.
>
> From this statement it is clear that Veda Vyasa has admitted the separate
> groups of such devotees, without taaratamya, hierarchy. It is to be noted
> that all these five deities have specific Gayatri-s in the Taittiriya
> Aranyaka. One can read more about this here:
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> Sri Madhusudana Saraswati in his Bh.Gita Gudhartha Dipika has said:
>
> शैवाः सौराश्च गाणेशा वैष्णवाः शक्तिपूजकाः।
> भवन्ति यन्मयाः सर्वे सोहमस्मि परः शिवः।।3।
>
> I am that Supreme Consciousness that Shaivas, Sauras, Gaaneshas,
> Vaishnavas and Shaakta hold to be their upasya devataa. It is well known
> that the Ishta Devataa of Madhusudana Saraswati is Balakrishna.
>
> The Narada Purana, in that very section also says that those who worship
> Shiva in Kashi in the Krittika month will attain to the loka of Vishakha,
> Subrahmanya. Thus Kaumaram is also endorsed by Veda Vyasa. We had already
> seen that Kaumaram is approved in the Valmiki Ramayana.
>
> Regards
> subbu
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