[Advaita-l] 'Aham Brahmasmi' in Agni Purana

[V Subrahmanian]

On Mon, Jun 17, 2024 at 12:38 PM Sudhanshu Shekhar <sudhanshu.iitk at gmail.com>
wrote:

> अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च ।
> नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः ॥ २४ ॥ 2.24
>
> The adjectives sarvagatah and achalah used for AtmA are so conceptual.
> They can be reconciled only if AtmA is Brahman.
>

Very true.  This is a strong point for Advaita.  There is no description of
Brahman in that context.  It was about the Atma of Bhishma etc. that
Krishna is describing there.

regards

>
> Regards.
>
> On Mon, 17 Jun, 2024, 12:22 V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l, <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
>> 'Aham Brahmasmi' in Agni Purana
>> अग्निपुराणम्/अध्यायः १४
>> https://sa.wikisource.org/s/4sc
>> <
>> https://sa.wikisource.org/s/4sc?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2Jy8w2zoqws3ShsxusHGhTv5wnrm4k6WJnvOWnMCvrrcpYhQ4Bf2cG4Ww_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw
>> >
>> This chapter contains a brief overview of the Mahabharata. Arjuna
>> complains
>> about the unpleasant idea of killing Bhishma, etc. in the battle, Krishna
>> gives him a spiritual teaching. Then he says: Though the body perishes,
>> the
>> Atman is eternal. He teaches one to know that Atman as 'Ayamatma Brahma,
>> Ahambrahmasmi'.
>> Both are Mahavakyas of Vedanta:
>> 'Aham Brahmasmi' (Brihadaranyaka. Upanishad. 1 . 4 . 10) (I am Brahman,
>> the
>> Atman separated from the body) 'Ayamatma Brahma' (Br. U. 2 . 5 .
>> 19/Mandukya Upanishad) (This Atman is Brahman).
>> कुरुपाण्डवसङ्‌ग्रामवर्णनम् ।
>> अग्निरुवाच
>> यौधिष्ठिरी दौर्योधनी कुरुक्षेत्रं ययौ चमूः।
>> भीष्मद्रोणादिकान् हृष्ट्वा नायुध्यत गुरुनिति ।। १ ।।
>> पार्थं ह्युवाच भगवान्नशोच्या भीष्ममुख्यकाः।
>> शरीराणि विनाशीनि न शरीरी विनश्यति ।। २ ।।
>> *अयमात्मा परं ब्रह्म अहंब्रह्मास्मि विद्धि तम् ।*
>> सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो योगी राजधर्म्मं प्रपालय ।। ३ ।।
>> In this way, Lord Krishna tells the true nature of Jivatma through the
>> Mahavakya.
>> In the Bhagavad Gita also this message is stated.
>> अविनाशि तु तद्विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम् ।
>> विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित्कर्तुमर्हति ॥ १७ ॥ 2.17
>> This Atman is indestructible, this whole creation is pervaded by this
>> Atman.
>> अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च ।
>> नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः ॥ २४ ॥ 2.24
>> This Atman cannot be destroyed by the five elements. Know that it is
>> eternal, all-pervading, firm, immovable.
>> Atman is said to be omnipresent in the context of Vedanta Mahavakya. It is
>> well known that Brahman is omnipresent. But here Krishna teaches Jeevatma
>> as omnipresent.
>> Om
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