[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Devotion to Saguna Brahman is means to Realization of Nirguna Brahman - Bh.gita

[V Subrahmanian]

Thanks Sudhamshu ji, for the additional references.

warm regards
subbu

On Fri, Nov 22, 2024 at 11:43 AM Sudhanshu Shekhar <sudhanshu.iitk at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hari Om Respected Subbu ji.
>
> Very nice articulation regarding the fact that the devotion to SaguNa
> Brahman is the means to realization of NirguNa Brahman.
>
> In GItA BhAshya 5.12, Bhagvan BhAshyakAra has given a clear sequence to
> Moksha.
>
> कर्मफलं त्यक्त्वा परित्यज्य *शान्तिं मोक्षाख्याम्* आप्नोति नैष्ठिकीं
> निष्ठायां भवां
> *सत्त्वशुद्धिज्ञानप्राप्तिसर्वकर्मसंन्यासज्ञाननिष्ठाक्रमेणेति* वाक्यशेषः ।
>
> Basically, the sequence is "karma-yoga => sattva-shuddhi => jnAna-prApti
> => sarva-karma-sanyAsa => jnAna-nishThA => Moksha".
>
> Now, devotion to SaguNa Brahman is an inalienable and intrinsic part of
> karma-yoga, which requires performance of karma with Ishwara-arpita-buddhi.
>
> What exactly is this Ishwara-arpita-buddhi? It is explained in GItA
> BhAshya 3.30 -
>
> मयि वासुदेवे परमेश्वरे सर्वज्ञे सर्वात्मनि सर्वाणि कर्माणि संन्यस्य
> निक्षिप्य अध्यात्मचेतसा विवेकबुद्ध्या ‘*अहं कर्ता ईश्वराय भृत्यवत् करोमि*’
> इत्यनया बुद्ध्या ।
>
> I am doing this work for Ishwara, who is my master and I am His servant.
> One does all karma for Him. ==== This is what is the celebrated bhakti-yOga
> of Dvaita-VedAnta. This is part and parcel of advaita-vedAnta.
>
> This sAdhanA, named as karma-yoga, leads to sattva-shuddhi and is kAraNa
> of Brahma-jnAna through paramparA.
>
> Hence, it is rightly said that devotion to SaguNa Brahman is the means to
> realisation of NirguNa Brahman.
>
> With jnAna-prApti, however, the game changes as one realises --  तव
> गाढमूढतमसा रचितं जगदीशजीववपुषा सकलम्। प्रतिभाति तावददृढं दृढवत् समुदेति
> यावदवबोधरविः॥
>
> Naturally then all karmAs are renounced in what is called
> sarva-karma-sanyAsa. Only those residual karmAs, not doing which will
> require effort, such as bhiksha etc will continue. And the person situates
> in jnAna-nishThA, the penultimate state to Moksha.
>
> He sits in samAdhi, naturally, effortlessly. Till he appreciates-
>
> निःसङ्गो निष्क्रियोऽसि त्वं स्वप्रकाशो निरंजनः।
> *अयमेव हि ते बन्धः समाधिमनुतिष्ठबन्धसि* ॥
>
> And he is free.
>
> Regards.
> Sudhanshu Shekhar.
>
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