[Advaita-l] brahmA, viShNu and rudra

[V Subrahmanian]

In fact the Vishnu Purana explicitly says: the sattva guna is also
'resorted to/ assumed' by Vishnu in order to be the sustainer.  See my old
posts in this forum for the exact passages.  This shows that sattva is also
not an inherent guna of Vishnu, much to the chagrin of vaishnavas.

regards

On Sun, Aug 29, 2021 at 2:07 PM V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> On Sun, Aug 29, 2021 at 1:01 PM Shrinivas Gadkari via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
>> Namaste,
>>
>> Lately, there have been quite a few posts that seem to compare
>> viShNu and shiva.
>>
>> It may be useful to refer to the following post wherein
>> Shri Jaldhar has shared a translation the prAdhAnika rahasya.
>>
>> https://www.advaita-vedanta.org/archives/advaita-l/2009-September/022572.html
>>
>> Please note that brahmA, viShNu and rudra are special sons
>> of Adi mAtA caNDikA. They are involved in continuous
>> research and development with focus on vidyAs related
>> to the three guNa-s.
>> - brahmA has been assigned to focus more on rajo guNa
>> - viShNu has been assigned to focus more on sattva guNa
>> - rudra has been assigned to focus more on tamo guNa
>>
>> Please note, there is no reason to rate one guNa as superior
>> and other guNa as inferior. They all are guNa-s meaning
>> (positive) qualities. None of them are called doSha-s
>> meaning defects.
>>
>> brahmA, viShNu and rudra support and complement each other.
>>
>
> This is the truth.  It is impossible for the Creator to do away with or
> wish away the rajas and tamas. This concept is very firmly enshrined in the
> scriptures, especially the Vishnu Purana and the Bhagavatam.  Unless
> Brahman depends on rajas and tamas it can never accomplish creation and
> destruction.  One guna cannot function to the exclusion of the others.
> This is the Vedantic truth.
>
> regards
> subbu
>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Shrinivas Gadkari
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