[Advaita-l] [advaitin] The Veda itself says the Veda is not absolutely real

[Hari R]

Is OMkaaram real or "not absolutely real"?

Regards
Hari

On Tue, 2 Dec, 2025, 5:55 pm Sudhanshu Shekhar via Advaita-l, <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> नमस्ते Subbu ji,
>
> Very well analysed.
>
> Special attention may be given to a definitive statement by BhAshyakAra -
> ‘यत्र त्वस्य सर्वमात्मैवाभूत्तत्केन कं पश्येत्’ (बृ. उ. २ । ४ । १४)
> इत्यादिना हि *प्रबोधे प्रत्यक्षाद्यभावं दर्शयति* ।
>
> What it says is essentially this -- in prabOdha, there is no pratyaksha etc
> (anumAna etc).
>
> PrabOdha here is indeed being as Self, being the substratum. We all very
> well know that snake can be perceived only from the frame of reference of
> non-rope. From the frame of reference of rope, there is no perception of
> snake possible. Similarly, in prabOdha, being Self, there is no possibility
> of pratyaksha.
>
> Regards.
> Sudhanshu Shekhar.
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