[Advaita-l] Shankara authenticates Shiva as the son of Brahma

[Anil Aggarwal]

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With respect, 
We all need to read the last verse of mayapanchkam
Respectfully
Anil
> On Aug 13, 2016, at 3:46 PM, Shashwata Shastri via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> 
> Fighting over supremacy? Seems like kids fighting over their ice-creams.
> Mine tastes better than yours because the menu-list says so.
> 
> Shashwata Chowdhury
> 
> On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 12:58 AM, V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> 
>> On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 8:07 PM, D Gayatri <dgayatrinov10 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Is this story present in the critical edition? If yes, can you give me
>> the
>>> references? Assuming both happen and I read the story, I will respond to
>>> you further.
>> 
>> 
>> I do not know if it is in the critical edition. It is very much there,
>> however, in this edition:
>> 
>> It is in the Karna parva, chapter 25:
>> 
>> https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%
>> BE%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D-08-
>> %E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%
>> A5%8D%E0%A4%B5-025
>> 
>> Because of Sanskrit font in the address, the URL is so long. The entire
>> story can be read there. Only the relevant verses are shown here:
>> 
>> 
>> ततः प्रभृति देवानां देवदेवोऽभवद्भवः।
>> पतिश्च सर्वभूतानां पशूनां चाभवत्तदा।। 8-25-30a
>> 8-25-30b
>> तस्मात्पशुपतिश्चोक्तो भवत्वाच्च भवेति वै।।
>> अर्धमादाय सर्वेषां तेजसा प्रज्वलन्निव। 8-25-31a
>> 8-25-31b
>> 
>> From then on Rudra was 'Deva Deva' and the Lord of all beings, who are
>> paśus. Therefore he is called paśupati.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> On Saturday, 13 August 2016, V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 4:54 PM, D Gayatri via Advaita-l <
>>>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> //There he is talking about Rudra, an amsha of Lord Shiva. The amshA is
>>>>> created, not the amshi. That does not mean that he holds Shiva himself
>> to
>>>>> be a created entity.//
>>>>> 
>>>>> If that is your reading, then so be it. From my perspective, I do not
>>>>> find
>>>>> evidence to support your reading. Birth of Rudra is mentioned even in
>>>>> Sruti
>>>>> like Satapatha and Kausitaki brahmanas.