[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Shankara accepts BhAvarUpa ajnana BSB 4.1.15

[Sudhanshu Shekhar]

Namaste Kathirasan ji

//The Aparokshanubhuti attributed to Shankara, subscribes to the same
position (i.e. no prarabdha for the jivanmukta, but only there for the
onlookers)//

There are no jIvanmukta in DSV. jIvanmukti is admitted only in SDV wherein
concept of continuance of prArabdha is valid.

jIvanmukti and prArabdha go hand-in-hand. If we accept jIvanmukti, prArabha
stands accepted ipso facto.

This "onlooker" thing is not mentioned anywhere. ajnAni-jana-bodhArtham
merely implies that the teaching of prArabdha is to ajnAnI. That is well
accepted. But then, there is no prArabdha - is also a teaching to ajnAnI.

Basically, in SDV, prArabdha is admitted whereas in DSV, prArabdha is not
admitted.

In ajAti, the discussion itself does not arise.

Regards.