[Advaita-l] ***UNCHECKED*** Advaita abheda jnanam - Padma puranam

[V Subrahmanian]

That is the paradox. That very Padmapurana which is supposed to have the
Mayavadam asat shaastram... verses which also derides the jiva - brahma
aikya, also the portraying of Shiva as the Supreme as censurable, has the
above cited verses too that teach aikya, teaching Shiva as the Supreme.

regards
subbu

On Sun, Dec 24, 2023 at 11:56 PM V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> In this chapter of the Padma purana there is a fine description of the
> strict rigours a Sannyasin aught to follow.  At the end, the kind of Jnana
> that he has to attain to be liberated is also taught.  One can see the
> strictly Advaitic teaching here:
>
> ~ पद्मपुराणम्/खण्डः ३ (स्वर्गखण्डः)/अध्यायः ६०
> https://sa.wikisource.org/s/wym
>
> एष देवो महादेवः केवलः परमं शिवः ।
> तदेवाक्षरमद्वैतं तदा नित्यं परं पदम् ३५।
>
> This Lord Mahadeva is One and Supreme Shiva. This alone is the
> Imperishable, Advaitic, Eternal, Highest State.
>
> तस्मान्महीयते देवे स्वधाम्नि ज्ञानसंज्ञिते ।
> आत्मयोगात्परे तत्वे महादेवस्ततः स्मृतः ३६।
>
> He is known as Mahadeva since he revels in his own state of Jnana by Atma
> Yoga.
>
> नान्यं देवं महादेवाद्व्यतिरिक्तं प्रपश्यति ।
> तमेवात्मानमन्वेति यः स याति परं पदम् ३७।
>
> The Sannyasin does not comprehend any other Tattva other than this
> Mahadeva. He who knows Him as his own Self, Atman, attains the supreme
> state of liberation.
>
> मन्यंते ये स्वमात्मानं विभिन्नं परमेश्वरात् ।
> न ते पश्यंति तं देवं वृथा तेषां परिश्रमः ३८।
>
> Those who consider themselves as different from Parameshwara do not realize
> that Truth; their effort is a waste.
>
> एकमेव परं ब्रह्म विज्ञेयं तत्त्वमव्ययम् ।
> स देवस्तु महादेवो नैतद्विज्ञाय बध्यते ३९।
>
> One Supreme Brahman alone is to be realized as the Tattva, Imperishable.
> That Supreme is Mahadeva and upon realizing this, one does not get bound
>
> तस्माद्यतेत नियतं यतिः संयतमानसः ।
> ज्ञानयोगरतः शांतो महादेवपरायणः ४०।
>
> Hence let the Sannyasin, with a placid, controlled mind, revelling in the
> Jnana yoga, strive to attain the goal, the  Supreme Mahadeva,
>
> Om Tat Sat
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