‘The Jiva is Mithya’– an article in English
श्रुतिसूत्राद्यनुसारिजीवमिथ्यात्वम् ‘The Jiva is Mithya’ – an article in English Namaste In this PDF on the above topic, are cited many pramana-s: Brahma Sutra and Bhashya, Upanishad, Bh.gita,...
View Article‘Dharma Shaastra Karadeepikaa’– Kannda – by Late Vidwan Sri K.Krishna Jois
This is a book in Kannada authored by Late Vidwan Sri K.Krishna Jois, Aasthaana Vidwan, Sringeri Sharada Peetham, published in 1986. Free download link: Click to access...
View ArticleMaitrayani Upanishad – Hiranyagarbha is verily the Trimurtis and all devata...
BYDr GODABARISHA MISHRA M.A. (Sanskrit), M.A. (Philosophy) Acharya (Advaita Vedanta), Ph.D.Lecturer in Sanskrit, Radhakrishnan Institute for Advanced Study in PhilosophyUNIVERSITY OF MADRAS1992 The...
View ArticleTuriya Vishnu in Srimad Bhagavatam
In this chapter of the Bhagavatam we have the concept of Turiya Ishwara, the Brahman that is beyond the three forms of Brahmaa, Vishnu and Shiva : श्रीमद्भागवतपुराणम्/स्कन्धः ११/अध्यायः २९...
View ArticleOne more ‘samskara’ employed by Shankara in the GB for avidya lesha
Here is yet another instance of Shankara employing the concept of ‘samskara’ (inherent tendencies) (also called ‘avidyA lesha) to explain the continuance of the Jnani’s body. The earlier reported...
View ArticleThe Māyāvāda of Vedavyāsa
That the created world is illusory is the default fundamental theme of the Vedanta. The Bhagavatam is a repository of instances that demonstrate this phenomenon. Here is one such instance where the...
View ArticleAn Advaitin’s Reply to a Dvaita objection
Here is an objection against Advaita from the Dvaita school:// On Advatin epistemology :There is a very long section in Vadiraja's book about the refutation ofAdvatin epistemology; i am just posting...
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The eptithet Vedavedya, vedantavedya, etc. – apply to many deities.
The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 3.9.26 has this statement: *तं त्वौपनिषदं पुरुषं पृच्छामि ;’ ( I ask of that Purusha, Brahman, that is knowable only from the Upanishad) While this Purusha, Brahman, is...
View ArticleA Shankaracharya Aarati song in Hindi – Swami Govindadev Giri
https://jmp.sh/RUp9dqQO The composition brings out the glory of Bhagavatpada.
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Explicit Advaitic verses in the Mahanirvana Tantra – a Kaula Shaakta text
This link takes one to the page: See right side: https://archive.org/details/MahanirvanaTantramPt.BaldeoPrasadMishra_201901/page/n651/mode/2up?view=theater
View ArticleAyyappa – Harihara putra birth – Skanda Purana Sanskrit verses with Tamil and...
In this page, 321, first verse 20, states the birth of Hariharaputra, shAstA: https://archive.org/details/SriSkandaPuranam-SankaraSamhitaPart2/page/n319/mode/2up Birth of MahāŚāstāTranslation:Indra...
View ArticleNo default form/body for Ishwara – Shankara says in Brihadaranyaka Bhashya
No default form/body for Ishwara – Shankara says in Brihadaranyaka Bhashya In the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad there is the famous AntaryAmi BraAhmaNam: 3rd chapter, 7th brahmanam. Therein the Para...
View Article‘All names/words/sounds refer to Brahman, so too all forms’– PDF English
Here is a 10-page article on the topic *All names/words/sounds refer to Brahman,so too all forms.* Citations from the Bhagavatam and many Upanishads along with passages from Shankara Bhashya, Vartika,...
View ArticleJanamejaya Copper plate inscription – A short article on this topic:
Janamejaya Copper plate inscription – A short article on this topic: Click to access janamejaya-copper-plate-inscription-.pdf
View Article‘Relative reality of the Veda’– English and Sanskrit files
Here are two files, in English and Sanskrit, on the topic of ‘Relative reality of the Veda’: English version: The relative reality of the Veda as per the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad and the Śrīmad...
View Article‘Jīvo Brahmaiva’ eminently endorsed in the Bhagavad Gita
In the 15th chapter of the Bh.Gita we have this verse: उत्क्रामन्तं स्थितं वापि भुञ्जानं वा गुणान्वितम् ।विमूढा नानुपश्यन्ति पश्यन्ति ज्ञानचक्षुषः ॥ १० ॥ 15.10 Persons who are diversely deluded do not...
View ArticleShringeri Guru Parampara and Shri Nrusimha Saraswati : An Inseperable bond
Sri Natraj Maneshinde’s Article: English and Kannada versions: links =================Shringeri Guru Parampara and Shri Nrusimha Saraswati :An Inseperable bond================= By the immense grace of...
View ArticleInadmissibility of the Pashupata, Pancharatra, etc. Agamas for vaidika-s....
A file on the above topic, with many images from Aparaditya’s Tippani on the Yajnavalkya Smriti, with some English explanatory notes, is uploaded here: Click to access...
View ArticleThe Shiva gītā – kaṭhopanishat – shānkara bhashya Correspondence
Here is a 11 page article on the above topic with copious citations: Click to access shiva-gita-kathopanishat-shankara-bhashya-correspondence.pdf
View ArticleIn the Panchadashi, Vidyaranya cites Prahlada’s Advaitic prayer in the Vishnu...
Panchadashi: 7th Chapter: *भोक्ता स्वस्यैव भोगाय पतिजायादिमिच्छति ।एष लौकिकवृत्तान्तः श्रुत्या सम्यगनूदितः ॥ २००॥ (7. तृप्तिदीपप्रकरणम्)या प्रीतिरविवेकानां विषयेष्वनपायिनी ।त्वामनुस्मरतः सा मे...
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