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

[D.V.N.Sarma డి.వి.ఎన్.శర్మ]

Bilvamangala uses a corpse (which happens to be that of his wife who
committed suicide vexed with her life with Bilvamangala) to cross the
stream and mistaking a snake to be a rope uses it to climb to the first
floor where Chintamani lives

regards,
Sarma.

On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 4:58 PM, H S Chandramouli via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> 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
> > /* येनेदं सर्वं विजानाति, तं केन विजानीयात्। Through what should one know
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