[Advaita-l] [advaitin] One more instance of Shankara specifying 'kAraNa shareeram'
Bhaskar YR
bhaskar.yr at hitachienergy.com
Mon Mar 10 06:06:19 EDT 2025
Bhaskar Ji states, I quote, // that avidyA can be here contextually called as shareera //.
Whereas Sri SSS states, I quote, // it is necessary to assume (or imagine) that avidyA is termed kAraNa SharIra on that account. The term ** kAraNa SharIra** is not to be found anywhere else in PTB ; Scholars need to investigate the reasons for this //.
praNAms Sri Chandramouli prabhuji
Hare Krishna
Pardon my ignorance, I don’t see any significant ‘stand change’ in whatever I said and whatever you shared. I shared my understanding, in what context the avidyA can be contextually called as kAraNa shareera which supports whatever you shared as Sri SSS’s words: ( I am quoting your own translation here )
//quote//
SharIra means what is subject to destruction. Since it is subject to destruction by AtmajnAna, as also is the cause for our understanding that we are endowed with SharIra etc, it is necessary to assume (or imagine) that avidyA is termed kAraNa SharIra on that account.
//unquote//
And I am quoting my words which I said with regard to my view :
// quote //
Since avidyA is destroyable by knowledge, it is appropriate to call it a shareera/ body. In this sense avidyA is called kAraNa shareera in this ishAvAsya .Bh.8. For identifying oneself with stUla and sUkshma shareera the kAraNa is avidyA and that avidyA can be here contextually called as shareera since ignorance about himself is the basic cause for janana-maraNa chakra
//unquote//
I am really unable to understand where I deviated from Sri SSS here. Please educate me.
Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!
bhaskar
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