[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Re: The universe is Śiva's Eight-fold form - Harivamśa

[Venkatraghavan S]

Sri Sreenivasa Murthy ji,
Yes, this would be very interesting indeed. Why don't you be the change you
wish to see and write an article on aspects from the bhAshya that interest
you? I'm sure it will be favourably received here.

Everybody writes about things that interest them, and from a reader's point
of view, to read about ekarUpa Ishvara, VishvarUpa Ishvara or arUpa Ishvara
will appeal in different ways depending on where each person stand in their
spiritual journey.

Our shAstra does ask us to
1) first worship Ishvara for material benefit in karma kANda,
2) then worship the same Ishvara for spiritual benefit (ie without a desire
for spiritual benefit) in karma yoga to purify the mind,
3) then learn to concentrate the mind on the same Ishvara to get chitta
ekAgrata during upAsana yoga,
4) then learn to see the same Ishvara in every object as VishvarUpa,
5) then understand nature of the same VishvarUpa Ishvara as oneself in
shravaNa manana in jnAna kAnDa,
6) then deliberately abide in that exalted nature of Ishvara during
nidhidhyAsana,
7) and finally when we finally identify naturally with this Ishvara nature
as our own, live a complete life as a jeevanmukta until the body falls.

How you see Ishvara, depends on where you are in this path.

Therefore this article has merit, what you say also has merit, for
different people, at different times.

Regards,
Venkatraghavan

On 6 Aug 2016 1:48 a.m., "sreenivasa murthy via Advaita-l" <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

>From : H.N.Sreenivasa Murthy
Pranams to all.

Dear Readers,

   Sri Shankara in his  Introductory commentary to Shloka 1-3-13 of
Kathopanishad writes
   thus :
    EvaM puruShE Atmani sarvaM pravilApya nAmarUpakarmatrayaM
yanmithyAJnAnavijRumBitaM
kriyAkArakaPalalaKsHaNaM  svAtmayAthAtmyajnAnEna
marIcyudakarajjusarpagaganamalAnIva
marIcirajjusvarUpadarSanEnaiva svasthaH praSAntAtmA kRutakRutyO Bavati
YataH ||

    Readers may please refer to mantra 2-2-12 of Mundakopanishad and Sri
Shankara's commentary upon that  mantra which has a bearing upon the above
quoted BAShya.
   Upanishads loudly proclaim : ahamEvEdagaM sarvam ||Chandogya 7-25-1
                                             AtmaivEdagaM sarvam ||
Chandogya 7-25-2.
  WHere do the gods of theology come into the picture?

      In the light of the above teaching I would like to know in what way
the information provided in the posting is of any use to a mumkshu who is
after Atmajnana. Will it not be more beneficial to majority of the readers
to familarize the members with such kind of precious teachings of Sri
Shankara as quoted above. I am of the opinion that this kind of
highlighting of Sri Shankara's  such teachings by eminent  leaders of this
group will be very beneficial to all.

   Kindly pardon me for sharing my thoughts.

  I will close this posting of mine with a quotation from Mundaka Upanishad
: anya vAcO vimuNcatha ||

With respectful namaskarams,
Sreenivasa Murthy

      From: V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-
vedanta.org>
 To: Ganesh K <ganeshkmoorthy at yahoo.com>; A discussion group for Advaita
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 Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] [advaitin] Re: The universe is Śiva's Eight-fold
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regards
subrahmanian.v

On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 9:00 AM, Ganesh K via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste Sri VS mama,
>
> The pictures are not displaying in the post as well/email.
> Also kalidasa has praised the same eight forms as "Yaa srishti
> srasturaadya vahati vidhihutam yaa haviryaacha hotree,Ye dve kaalam
> vidhatta, sruti vishaya gunaa, Yaa sthithaa vyaapya viswavamYaamaahuh
sarva
> bhuta prakriti riti Yayaa praaninah praanavantah,Pratyakshaabhih
> prapannastanubhiravatu Vastaabhi rashtaabhireesah." in shakuntalam and as
> quoted by mallinatha " pritvi salilam tejo vaayuraakashameva cha .
> suuryachandramasou somayaajii chetyashta muurtayah".
>
> regards,
> Ganesh K.
>
>
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