[Advaita-l] adhyAsa reference in rAma gIta

[Venkata sriram P]

Namaste,
 
This is from adhyAtma rAmAyaNa where bhagavAn srIrAmachandra defines *adhyAsa* as:
 
vikalpa mAyArahitE chidAtmakE *ahaMkAra* Esha prathamaH prakalpitaH
*adhyAsa* EvAtmani sarvakAraNE nirAmayE brahmaNi kEvalE parE
 
The brahma vastu is free from all the vikalpAs and mAyA.  It is of the form of *chit*.
 
The prathama-prakalpa in the form of *ahaM* which is superimposed on this vikalpa-rahita
brahma vastu is called *adhyAsa*.  And all this tamAsha is being displayed by this ahaM only.
 
regs,
sriram