[Advaita-l] avidvan / vidwan definition from Shankaracharya's works:

[Raghav Kumar Dwivedula]

On Sat, 8 Jul, 2023, 12:55 am Krishna Kashyap via Advaita-l, <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste everyone,
>
> I was checking the first to two verses of Isavasya.
>
> Shankaracharya says the first verse is for Vidwan
> 2nd is for avidvan.
>
> if you are a vidwan, or atma vit, you go to the forest and don't return
> back. do not do any shastra vihita nitya karmas.
>
> if you are an avidwan, desire to live for 100 years Only by doing nitya
> karmas.
>
> evem tvayi nanyathesti - of upanishad says there is NO OTHER WAY.
>
> *Many new age gurus think that karmas are for the dumb beginners and most
> people end up being in the vidwan category. *they even translate as
> intelligent and intelligent for these two words.
>
> can someone please summarize from different parts of Shankara bhasya
>
> who is vidwan and avidwan
>
> I am sure it will be of great use for me.
>
> should vidwan be understood as stitha prajna? or has perfect realization of
> advaya brahman? or who has firm mental conviction that there is only one
> brahman and universe is only apparent.
>
> recently. V.Subbu Ji posted info that says till one gets good bramha jnana,
> everything here is real. (satyatva upapatteh)
>

I seem to have overlooked this post. Can you plz mention the original
reference of satyatva until "good" brahma jnAnam.


> Please enlighten us the subtle aspects of who is vidwan or jnani and who is
> not.
>
> thanks namaskaras
>
> *Best Regards,*
>
> *Krishna Kashyap*
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