[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Shankara compares and contrasts Prātibhāsika, Vyāhārika and Pāramārthika

[Michael Chandra Cohen]

Venkataraghavan sir,
SSS's only interest is presenting PTB as intended. Further, purvapaksa
based on tarka and sabda is the traditional manana to arrive at that
intention. There is no one to converted here - we all have the same
interest. However, endowing vyvarhara with a relative reality is contrary
to PTB, illogical and an anirmoksa position, as SSS points out.🙏

On Sat, Jan 31, 2026 at 9:18 AM Sudhanshu Shekhar <sudhanshu.iitk at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Namaste Michael ji.
>
> It is not true that I have not studied PSA - I have not studied like you
>> have no doubt but that is hardly the point.
>>
>
> The tell me, how do you agree with Dr Hegde that PSA postulate the
> ontological reality for world without any standpoint. I have given citation
> of PanchadashI and Tejobindu commentary which clearly postulate that
> avidyA/world are mithyA from avidyA-drishTi, and tuchchhA from
> Brahma-drishTi. There are hundreds other supporting citations. I don't want
> to flood the mail. It is actually common sense. Snake is illusory from the
> frame of reference of non-rope. Snake is tuchchha from
> rope-frame-of-reference.
>
> How can you not know this basic postulate of PSA and venture to refute
> them by relying on half-baked articles of Dr Hegde and incorrect
> understanding of SSSS ji.
>
> Just appreciate what you are doing. In the name of some
> shuddha-ShAnkara-prakriyA, you are contradicting common sense as well as
> omniscient SAyaNAchArya, the commentator of VedAs. For what purpose? For
> what use?
>
>
> Regards.
> Sudhanshu Shekhar.
>
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