[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Rope-snake example in Upanishads

[H S Chandramouli]

Reg  << I remember Goudapada kaarika or somewhere, the opposite is also
referred -
> snake-rope. where one mistakes it as rope where it is really a snake! >>,

That is the story of Bilvamangal. He mistakes a dead snake for a rope and
uses it to cross a strong current of water in the night to meet his lover.

Regards

On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 4:51 PM, Praveen R. Bhat via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste Sadaji,
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 4:40 PM, kuntimaddi sadananda via Advaita-l <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > Great and thanks.
> >
> ​Thanks. Also thanks to Subbuji, who suggested that I gather these together
> in a post.
> ​
>
> > I remember Goudapada kaarika or somewhere, the opposite is also referred
> -
> > snake-rope. where one mistakes it as rope where it is really a snake!
> >
>
> ​The Karikas 2.17 and 2.18 talk of rope seen as snake; the other way around
> may be referred somewhere else. I remember Pujya Swami Dayanandaji used to
> give the example of snake seen as a rope being more dangerous, as a joke
> though, as one may pick it up! :)
>
> Kind rgds,
> --Praveen R. Bhat
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