[Advaita-l] Iswara and avidyA

[H S Chandramouli]

Namaste Bhaskar Ji,

Reg  // Now should I say dentist too is the possessor of my problem as he
is aware of my problem and treated it accordingly!! //,

The Doctor is certainly the possessor of all the knowledge concerning your
problem. He is not the possessor of the problem itself !!

Regards

On Thu, Apr 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM Bhaskar YR <bhaskar.yr at hitachienergy.com>
wrote:

> praNAms Sri Chandramouli prabhuji
>
> Hare Krishna
>
> avidyA includes the vidyA/knowedge  concerning the acquired pApa/puNya by
> the jIvAs. It is necessary for Iswara, who is the dispenser of the
> corresponding results to the jIvAs, to be possessed of this
> knowledge/vidyA. Hence it is but appropriate to understand that Iswara is
> the possessor of this avidyA. Hence also it is to be understood that this
> avidyA is located in Iswara. Hence Iswara is NOT  **avidyA vinirmukta**.
>
>    - Just I would look at this with one local example.  Last week I had
>    been to dentist to extract my wisdom tooth as it was giving lot of pain.
>    Dentist promptly did his work after knowing ‘my problem’ and pain.  Now
>    should I say dentist too is the possessor of my problem as he is aware of
>    my problem and treated it accordingly!!if the answer is yes then this
>    dentist must be the highest possessor of all avidyA-s / pains as he is
>    treating hundreds of patients 😊   Ishwara is just karmaphala dAta not
>    himself a karmi / bandhi hence those visheshaNa-s for the Lord in
>    introduction.  If I am right bhAshyakAra explicitly says in sUtra bhAshya
>    that Ishwara is avidyA vinirmukta.  I don’t remember the exact reference.
>
> Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!
>
> bhaskar
>