[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Sri Krishna incarnated as Ganesha - Brahmavaivarta Purana

[V Subrahmanian]

On Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM Krishna Kashyap via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> *Incarnations of Hari (Vishnu): A Comprehensive Overview*
>

Namaste

It would be interesting to note what Shankara says in the Pancharatra
adhikarana regarding the 'vyuhas':

न चैते भगवद्व्यूहाश्चतुःसंख्यायामेवावतिष्ठेरन् , ब्रह्मादिस्तम्बपर्यन्तस्य
समस्तस्यैव जगतो भगवद्व्यूहत्वावगमात् ॥ ४४ ॥ BSB 2.2.44:   There is no need
to limit the vyuhas of Bhagavan to just four; the entire world of jivas
from Brahmā up to the tiniest creature are known (from the shruti) to be
the vyuhas of Bhagavan.

In another bhashya there itself, Shankara says: BSB 2.242:

 योऽसौ नारायणः परोऽव्यक्तात्प्रसिद्धः परमात्मा सर्वात्मा, स
आत्मनात्मानमनेकधा व्यूह्यावस्थित इति — तन्न निराक्रियते, ‘स एकधा भवति
त्रिधा भवति’ (छा. उ. ७ । २६ । २)
<https://advaitasharada.sringeri.net/display/bhashya/Chandogya/devanagari?page=7&id=Ch_C07_S26_V02&hl=%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF>
इत्यादिश्रुतिभ्यः
परमात्मनोऽनेकधाभावस्याधिगतत्वात् ।

What the Pancharatras say: Bhagavan Narayana takes many forms as vyuhas, is
acceptable to us as the Upanishad says: 'He appears as one, as three...'
Chandogya 7.26.2.

The Claude analysis posted here by Krishna Kashyap Ji aligns with the
above:  One Brahman appearing as everything in creation: all categories of
sentient entities - gods, humans, asuras, animals, etc.

regards
subbu



>
>