Namaste, True that Bhagavan Krishna was not an ordinary figure but He was a historical figure who "existed" on earth like us. He taught BG to Arjuna and...
namaskaarams Shri Subbu Mahodaya, I could obtain the book from Mahesh Research Institute that Shri LalitalalitaH kindly suggested. The above book has a verse...
... Namaste. Good to hear that. Sri Sastry (sss) is a very accomplished scholar who did a commendable work in MRI, Varanasi. Eminent Vidwan Dr.Mani Dravid...
Dear Sri Sriram-ji, Both your response as well as Sri Subbuji's response to Sri Pravin-ji's mail brought a smile to my face because all of you seem to be...
Dear Sri Srrram-ji and Sri Subbuji, I would like to get a bit more clarification on the traditional view regarding this: Why is a paurusheya text like the...
Hari Om, Chittaji, On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 10:56 PM, chittaranjan_naik < ... I'm glad that at least someone sees it that way. I wrote a reply yesterday listing...
... Dear Chitta ji and others, One reason why the Bh.Gita got included in the prasthAna traya is that traditionally, as Shankara has Himself stated in the...
Namaskaram Subbu-ji, ________________________________ From: V <subrahmanian_v@...> ... Veda is a 'product' of Ishwara; even Ishwara is admitted in the ...
Dandavat pranams to all!!! This post contains BG 2:11 and 2:17. My suggestion is that you take the time to read the verses 12 through 16 for a sense of...
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Pranam Chittaranjan-ji, How do I have knowledge of an apple: Using my eye as an instrument, I see a locus that has the certain combinatin of attributes (color,...
Dear Sri Abhyudaya, ... You also see the attribute of externality, i.e., of it being located in external space. Now let me ask you a question. If you didn't...
Namaste Sri Lalitaalaalitah-ji, Sri Subbu-ji and Sri Pravin-ji, Thank you for responding to my query on the Bhagavad Gita. Your replies have been helpful,...
Hari Om, Chittaji, Thanks for summing up the importance of Bhagavadgita from various sources. I just had a small statement to make earlier which I'll make now....
Namaste Sri Chitta ji, Your post is interesting indeed. We find from the Acharya's sutra bhashya too that there were commentaries to the sutras prior to...
Namaste Sri Subbu-ji, ... In the introduction to the Gita Bhashya, Sri Madhvacharya states that the Mahabharata is equal in status to the Veda. It is also...
Namaskaram, ________________________________ From: V <subrahmanian_v@...> Just as an aside, in the Gita verse 'vedAntakRt vedavideva chAham' of the 15th...
Dear Chittaranjanji, The Skanda purana says that according to Lord Shiva one who does not give the Veda status to the puranas and the epics will be born as...
... Namaste. I did not say the word 'paramaguru' is in the bhashya for that verse; it is used elsewhere, in 13.18, by Shankara: //madbhaktaH mayi Ishvare...
Hari Om Subbuji, ... Doesn't the term 'prasthAna' in prasthAna trayA mean 'departing' (for sannyAsa) for Vedantis? Could you please clarify what it meant for ...
... Dear Putra ji, I shall refer you to the Bh.Gita verse 'na kartRtvam na karmANi lokasya sRjati prabhuH. na karmaphala samyogam - 'svabhAvastu pravartate'....
Dear Sri Bhattacharya-ji, Your point is well taken though it was never ignored in the first place. But i would like to add one thing. We need to be careful in...
Yes, Ishvara is Brahman identified or associated with the upadhi of maya-shakti, hence what belongs to the realm of maya is seen as "because of Ishvara". But...
Hari Om, http://www.ramakrishnavivekananda.info/vivekananda/volume_1/karma-yoga/effect_on_character_frame.htm ... I happened upon the above link and it...
