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Venkata sriram P | 17 May 2013 12:05
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From the 'ShankaravijayaH'......

 
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bhashya on the Nrsimha-Uttara-Tapaniya was written by 
Shankara Bhagavadpada. Do you think this is possible?
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Sri Vidyaranya is said to have wrote a book called "upanishad deepika"
which consists of commentary on aitreya upanishad and Nrisimha-uttara-tapineeya 
upanishad.  This was published by Ananda Ashram, Pune. 
 
BTW, i don't think Gaudapada might have touched the upanishads related to Nrisimha etc.
If we go by His style of writings, He neither compromised nor stooped to our vyavahAra levels.  His
authentic work seems to be commentary on mAND.upa.  However, there are
certain works on srividya too that are ascribed to Gaudapada. But i don't know how far it is
true. 
 
AFIK, this narasimha upAsana occupy special place in Sringeri Peeta and all the acharyas worship
Narasimha anustup mantra and narasimha salagrama.  When
Sankara was in trouble, it was Narasimha avEsha in Padmapada who saved from Kapalika.   In Sringeri
Amnaya Peeta, it is the nArasimha sUkSma rUpa that guards 
the Acharyas.  
 
regs,
sriram 

 
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Venkata sriram P | 16 May 2013 14:39
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From the 'ShankaravijayaH'......

Namaste,
 
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If you or anyone has the original text with or without translation, please
share the file/link.
 
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http://archive.org/details/CompleteWorksOfSriSankaracharyaIn20Volumes1910Edition
 
Just go to this link which is the 10th Volume from "Complete Works of Sankaracharya".
 
regs,
sriram
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V Subrahmanian | 16 May 2013 13:06
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From the 'ShankaravijayaH'......

In the 'srImacChankaradigvijayaH' of Sri VidyAraNya SwAmin  we have the
mention of the following in sarga 6 titled 'AtmavidyApratiShThA' -

ततो महाभारतसारभूताः स
व्याकरोद्भागवतीश्च गीताः ।
सनत्सुातीयमसत्सुदूरं ततो
नृसिम्हस्य च तापनीयम् ॥ ६२
॥

ग्रन्थानसंख्यांस्तदनुपदेशसाहस्रिकादीन्
व्यदधात्सुधीड्यः ।
..................................................................॥ ६३ ॥

(Apart from the brahmasutra and upanishdbhAShyams.....Shankaracharya
composed the following works: BhagavadgItAbhAShyam, sanatsujAtIya
bhAShyam, nRsimhatApanIya
upanishadbhaashyam... and countless works such as the UpadeshasAhasrI... )

That  Shankaracharya   composed the  nRsimhatApanIya upanishadbhaashyam  is
noteworthy from the above account.

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Krunal Makwana | 16 May 2013 12:25

Appearance and Disappearance dates of Stalwarts pre and post Adi shaMkara

Jai Sri Krsna

Namaste All,

According to the Advaita tradition we have the appearance date of
BhagavatapAda shAMkarAcArya. However do we have the dates of the appearance
and disappearance dates of the following stalwarts of the Advaita tradition?

gauDapAdAcArya
govinda bhagavatapAdAcArya
hastamalakAcArya
totakAcArya
padmapAdAcArya
sureshvarAcArya

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sa prem,

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Venkata sriram P | 16 May 2013 09:23
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Advaita Bodha Deepika

Namaste,
 
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Please let me about MattAmnAya, considered to be written by BhagavadpAda.
Is it available in print?
 
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Basic tenets of chaturAmnAya has been published by mutt itself which is a part of 
a small book with the name "shankaracharya puja vidhi".  It contains jagatguru parampara
stotra, muttamnaya, shankaracharya puja vidhi, ashtottara & sahasranama of sankara,
totakashtaka, shankaracharya seva padyavali, mangalashtaka and certain compositions
of bhashyam swamigal.  
 
However, detailed anushasana is not printed which is in manuscript form and is not given
to outside public.  
 
There are some ancient manuscripts, mantra shastra manuscripts which Sri Bharati Tirtha Swamiji is not
interested in making it open for all.  For instance, kAtyAyani tantra which
is preserved in the mutt with utmost secrecy.  Just to have a glimpse of it, my friend had
to seek the written approval of His Holiness.  After His Holiness's approval, one kinkara
would be escorted inside to meet Sri Narahari Bhatt who maintains a copy of this.  
After having a glance of this manuscript drafted by Sri Satchidananda Sivabhinava Nrisimha Bharati
Mahaswamigal, my friend came out.  He was denied even the photostate
of the same. 
 
This is how the "sampradAya gOpyatva" is maintained in sringeri.  Had this been made public, every tom,
dick & harry would have published it and made money.  
 
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Jaldhar H. Vyas | 16 May 2013 06:26
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Advaita Bodha Deepika

Another of the items I am overdue in dealing with is to post the PDF of 
the English translation of this  work very kindly provided by our member 
Shri D.V.N. Sharma.  Shankara Jayanti which was today in the U.S. seems 
like an appropriate time to make it available.

It is an epitome of the teachings of Advaita Vedanta written in Sanskrit 
in 8 chapters.  (Supposedly there were originally 12, but the last 4 are 
not available in print.)  The author is the famous Swami Hariharananda 
Saraswati aka Karpatra Maharaj.  Swami Ramananda Saraswati translated it 
into English.

A notable thing about this work is that it was held in great esteem by 
Shri Ramana Maharshi who normally didn't care for written shastras.

You can download it from our texts page:

http://www.advaita-vedanta.org/texts/

or directly at:

http://www.advaita-vedanta.org/texts/advaitabodhadipika.pdf

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Venkatesh Murthy | 15 May 2013 06:54
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Do not bring Sankhya into Suddha Sankara Advaita

Namaste

Holenarsipur Swamiji has written in Suddha Sankara Prakriya Bhaskara in
Page 2 -

Tatha Hi Bhagavatpaadaaha Sveeyabhaashyeshu Saankhyaadeeneva Dvaitinaha
Prativaaditvena Sveekrutya Niraakarshuhu

 Adi Sankara has rejected the Purva Paksha Dvaiti Sankhya theory in his
Bhashya.

Kimca Bhagavatpaadeeya Bhaashye Vedantavaakyaanaam Aidamparye Nishcetavye
'Ikshater Naa Sabdam' 1 -1 - 5 ityaarabhya Aparisamaptehe
Pratipakshareetyaa Vedaantavaakya Vyaakhyaatrushu Madhye Saankhyaa Eva
Praadhaanyena Upaattaaha.

In Adi Sankara Sutra Bhashya when he is explaining Vedanta Vakyas from
Ikshater Na Sabdam 1 - 1 - 5 till the end he is accepting only Sankhya as
Chief Purva Paksha. Sankhyas are the Chief Opponents for him.

But Post Sankara Advaitis have tried to bring that Chief Purva Paksha
Sankhya into Advaita. This is unfortunate.

Sankhya is Dvaita only because it has two Chief Factors. Purusha and
Prakruti. Sankhya is Dualistic Doctrine. Kindly see Notes below.

Post Sankara Advaitis like Padmapada and Vacaspati have tried to make
Advaita like Sankhya. They say Brahman and Mula Avidya are both necessary
for Advaita. They cannot explain Advaita without the Two Factors.
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V Subrahmanian | 14 May 2013 14:21
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Sri Shankara jayanti

Namaste

On the occasion of Sri Shankara jayanti it would be a good experience to
read related material.  Here are four articles which were published long
ago.  New members who are not aware of these may access them here :

http://adbhutam.wordpress.com/2009/08/09/greatness-of-shankaras-life-and-teachings-1/

http://adbhutam.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/greatness-of-shankaras-life-and-teachings-part-ii/
<http://adbhutam.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/greatness-of-shankaras-life-and-teachings-part-ii/%20>

http://adbhutam.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/greatness-of-shankaras-life-and-teachings-part-iii/

http://adbhutam.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/greatness-of-shankaras-life-and-teachings-part-iv-concluded/

regards
subrahmanian.v
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Jaldhar H. Vyas | 12 May 2013 23:37
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New members

Once again I have been unavoidably detained with samsarika matters and as 
a result I haven't been attending to advaita-l matters regularly.  So my 
deepest apologies to the following new members for the delay in adding 
them to the list.

Harihara Sarma
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Male of 69 years  retired living in a community of senior citizens .By
nature a theist but not a firm believer of sampradayas .

Venkata Subramani R
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I would like to learn Vedanta and Sanskrit wisdom from this elite group.
Please include me in this group.  This will help me to teach my 2 children.

Radha Krishna Prasad Kantamneni
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I am interested in advaita vedanta. I am moderator for telugu sadhaka online
satsang.

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kuntimaddi sadananda | 10 May 2013 12:42
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Eka jiiva vaada..

 
Shree Venkatesh - PraNAms
Advaita differentiates praatibhaasika and vyaavahaarika or jiiva sRiShTi and Iswara sRiShTi - snake is
permanently negated once the adhiShTaanam, the rope, is recognized since snake where the rope is the
particular jiiva's sRiShTi, as others may not see the snake where that rope is. This is similar to wild
elephant of yours or your imagination of hares with horns. 
In the case of Iswara sRiShTi, even after knowing it is nothing but Brahman, the perception of plurality
remains as long the perceiving equipments BMI are there. The example of miragewaters or sunset and
sunrise etc were provided. Knowing that sun never rises or sets, does not eliminate the sunrise and
sunset.Knowing that everything fundamentally electons and protons does not negate the garbage from
food. Hence Knowledge at the level of individual mind (Jnaani's mind) does not eliminate the Iswara
sRiShTi since the creation is not by the jiiva's mind but by the total mind which is Iswara. 
There is a difference between the two although everything is nothing but Brahman, by definition. Whatever
experienced is mithyaa. That which has no locus for experience is asat. These are clear and clean
definitions. 
If you do not want to appreciate the difference between the two that is your prerogative. I will stop here.
Hari Om!
Sadananda
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Venkata sriram P | 10 May 2013 12:07
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Pramana for adhyaropa apavada

Namaste,
 
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I'm only talking about descriptive statements. The statements that describe 
brahman as having form, performing action etc. are negated by statements that describe brahman as not
having form, not performing action. Does it not make the former 
untrue though required for upasana? 
 
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Here are the excerpts from "guru-kripA-vilAsaM" which is a dialogue between 
Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati Swamigal and a devotee.
 
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When a bhakta came to have darshan of SrImad AchAryAL (Sri Chandrasekhara BharatI MahAsvAmigaL), he did
prastAvanA (begin to talk) about SrI RAmAnujAchArya.

bhakta: When SrI RAmAnujAchArya is explaining the meaning of some upanishad vAkyas (sayings), for the
saying 'brahmaM nirguNaM' he gives the meaning, 'heya-guNa-rahita (wanting in bad characteristics)
and therefore 'ananta-kalyANaguNa-vishiShTa', (distinguished by all good characteristics); would
that be appropriate?

AchAryAr: Good, bad are all for us only; they are not in the Brahmam. The siddhAntaM (demonstrated
conclusion) is only that he is of no guNa. If it is meant that "no bad guNas are there", it is enough to say
'nirdoSha' (with no deficiencies); there is no necessity at all to say 'nirguNa'.

bhakta: Like suvAsanA, durvAsanA (good and bad intentions), since there is prayogaM (usage) of suguNa,
durguNa (good and bad characteristic), isn't the guNa-shabda (the word 'guNa') one that can 'do anvaya'
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