[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Re: Bhagavad Gita - As it actually is | Sanatana Dharma | Sri Shankara Bhagavatpada & Bhakti | Sringeri

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Namaste Sudhanshu ji
I understand you to be saying that - When we say shakti and shaktimat are non-separate (in this context of gita 14.27) we are referring to NB and mAyA. 
And it’s valid to say,  NB mAyayA pratiShThate/  pravartate 
(Although in several other contexts like mama mAyA duratyayA, the reference is - Ishvara and mAyA are shaktimat and shakti and non-separate.)
OmRaghav 


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On Monday, April 21, 2025, 9:09 PM, Sudhanshu Shekhar <sudhanshu.iitk at gmail.com> wrote:

Namaste Raghav ji.
"Brahman in usual sense" refers to NirguNa Brahman in my understanding.
Shakti i.e. mAyA i.e. avidyA has shuddha NirguNa Brahman as its Ashraya. 



Ishwara is bimba, jIva is pratibimba, mAyA = avidyA is the reflecting medium. 
Both Ishwara and jIva require avidyA. Their very conception is dependent on avidyA. Hence, avidyA cannot have them as the Ashraya. Only shuddha Brahman can be logically said to be Ashraya of avidyA.
So, bimba without bimba-tva is shuddha Brahman. And avidyA has that shuddha chit as the Ashraya.
Regards.Sudhanshu Shekhar.