The Trimurti-s are only forms of One 'Shakti'– Kurmapuranam
In this chapter of the Ishwara Gita, the Lord Shiva says that the Trimurti-s involved in the three cosmic functions of creation, etc. are only manifestations of the One...
View ArticleVyaasa Geetaa – Kurma Purana
How a Sannyasi should conduct and the method of realizing the Advaitic Supreme: In the 29th chapter of the Second Part of this Purana is a long discourse on the Sannyasin and his sadhana. This...
View ArticleAdvaitic Brahman, etc. in the Kurma Purana, Devi Vishvarupa of Shiva
Advaitic Brahman, etc. in the Kurma Purana, Devi Vishvarupa of Shiva The Kurmapurana part, in the following link, is a veritable treat for Vedantins. The Nirguna, Saguna, Dvaitavarjita Brahman is...
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Viveka Dipini mega event Bengaluru 18 Jan 2020
‘Viveka Dipini’ is a condensation of Shankaracharya’s ‘Prashnottara Ratna Maalikaa’. Vedanta Bharati has been teaching this work at many schools in Karnataka for the last two years. This mega event...
View ArticleHow does Brahman become JagatkaaraNam? Shiva and Vishnu Purana non-difference
In the Shiva Purana is a stuti by Vishnu and Brahmaa addressed to Shiva:https://sa.wikisource.org/s/xlj त्वमेव निर्गुणस्सत्योऽनंतोऽनंतपराक्रमः ।।सगुणश्च सन्निवेशः प्रकृतेः पुरुषात्परः ।। ३३ ।।You...
View ArticleSarvam khalvidam brahma – Atharva shira Upanishad paraphrased in Lingapuranam
In the Linga Purana is a stuti of Lord Rudra by Deva-s: The chapter has the unmistakable stamp of the Atharva Shira Upanishad, being an upabrhmaNa of the Upanishad: https://sa.wikisource.org/s/4k3...
View ArticleAdhyaropa-apavada nyaya, etc. in the Bhaagavatam
Creation, world, dvaita, is māyāmātram – Bhaagavatam Jiva verily Brahman, not samsarin – Bhagavatam Adhyaropa-apavada nyaya, in the BhagavatamVerses on the above topics and Sridhara Swamin’s...
View ArticleInauguration of 'Bhajana manjari' at Sringeri on 18.1.2020
https://bhajan.sringeri.net/kannada/index.html The link has a book containing songs addressed to various deities. These are also sung beautifully and recorded there. One can hear these, learn to...
View ArticleNew E-Book “Arulmigu Guruvin Porulmigu Naamangal” (Tamil) Available for Free...
Sri Abhinava Vidyatheertha Ashtottara Satanamavali – is a compendium of 108 sacred names portraying the divine attributes of His Holiness Jagadguru Sri Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha Mahaswamin, an...
View ArticleWho is worthy of worship by Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva? Bhaagavatam replies.
In the chapter no.30 of the 12th canto of the Srimadbhagavatam, there is the narration of Markandeya’s penance and Parameshwara’s blessings to him in response thereof:https://sa.wikisource.org/s/ttl...
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Veda Vyasa the Māyāvādin
Here are two verses, as a sample, from the Srimadbhāgavatam:ŚB 11.11.1श्रीभगवानुवाचबद्धो मुक्त इति व्याख्या गुणतो मे न वस्तुत: ।गुणस्य मायामूलत्वान्न मे मोक्षो न बन्धनम् ॥ १ ॥śrī-bhagavān uvācabaddho...
View Article'Surya' as Supreme Brahman in the Mahabharata
‘Sauram’ in the Mahabharata In the Mahabharata there is the episode of Yudhishthira obtaining the ‘akshaya paatram’ after worshiping Surya Bhagavan. This stuti of Yudhishthira contains the idea of...
View ArticleMadhusudana Saraswati approves of the episode of Vishnu worshiping Shiva with...
This episode, alluded to in the episode in the Mahimna Stotra of Pushpadanta, is also found in in some Puranas, including the Harivamsha. The Mahabharata Shiva Sahasranama has the name...
View ArticleUnderstanding Pure Existence, Sat, Brahman through an analogy
In the Shankara Bhashya for BG 2.16 नासतो विद्यते भावो —– in the eg. घटः सन् it says घटः is the विशेष्य and सत् is the विशेषण. //विशेषणविषया एव सा सद्बुद्धिः.//An explanation of the purport of this...
View ArticleThe Lingodbhava iconography
The 16th century CE text ‘Shilpa Ratna’, a compilation of many details about icons, murals, paintings, etc. from ancient works, talks of the Lingodbhava iconography. Lingodbhava is the event described...
View ArticleJiva Brahma difference leads to perpetual samsara
Jiva Brahma difference leads to perpetual samsara The Bhagavatam 3.28 (Devahuti being instructed by Bhagavan Kapila) says: As to who is the Paramatman: योऽन्तः प्रविश्य भूतानि भूतैरत्त्यखिलाश्रयः ।स...
View ArticleA few Vedantic doctrinal aspects in the Lingapuranam
In this chapter of the Lingapurana, 2.15, there are a few aspects that are directly pointing to the Vedanta as taught by Shankara:https://sa.wikisource.org/s/4k0 क्षराक्षरात्मकं प्राहुः क्षराक्षरपरं...
View Article'Trimurti' in Kshemendra's Bharatamanjari – Both Vishnu and Shiva
In the Bharatamanjari, a condensation of the Mahabharata in his own words, Kshemendra has penned verses describing various events of the MB. Here are a few examples where the term ‘Trimurti’ is...
View ArticleVeda Vyasa's consistency across Bhagavata, Vishnu and Shiva Puranas
Here, in this short excerpt from the Bhagavatam and the Shiva Puranas, we see the episode of Daksha Yajna. After the melee that happened during the yajna, Shiva was approached by the Deva-s and...
View ArticleA slice of Bh.Gita in the Skanda and Shiva Puranams
A slice of Bh.Gita in the Skanda and Shiva Puranams In the Bh.Gita 7th Chapter we have the famous verses:चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन ।आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ ॥ १६ ॥...
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