[Advaita-l] Bagavatham

[Venkatesh Murthy]

Namaste

Nonvedic practices and groups can be found in Vaishnavas also. First of all
the Srivaishnavites and Madhvas are not following Vedic practices strictly.
They are following more Pancharatra Agama practices.

There are nonvedic groups like Bauls. They are mixing Hindu and Muslim
religions and many prohibited practices. Kindly see -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baul

On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 8:03 PM Kaushik Chevendra via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> I don't think any arguments are needed for bhasma dharanam. The
> atharvasiras Upanishad is mentioned in all the dharmashastras as a
> purificatory text along with other samhithas. atharvasiras Upanishad has
> laid out how bhasma dharana leads to mukthi.
>
> Is there a doubt wether sridhara swamin was an advaitin or not? The
> gaudiyas don't accept that he was a advaitin.
>
>
>
> On Fri 18 Sep, 2020, 2:01 PM V Subrahmanian, <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 12:10 PM Kaushik Chevendra <
> > chevendrakaushik at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> What does the sridhara commentary say on this sir?
> >>
> >
> > The commentary says nothing significant about this.  As already
> clarified,
> > the curse is about a certain group of people who practice rituals that
> are
> > not approved by veda/vaidikas.  A few days ago I had made this post here:
> >
> > ''Paashupata-s' as  Shiva Bhakta Vaidika-s   -  Kurma Puranam
> >
> >
> https://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_giitaa/vyAsagItAkUrmapurANa.html?lang=sa
> >
> >
> > In this section of the Kurmapurana, where a number of 'Tirtha sthalam-s'
> > have been specified along with the phalam of performing rituals in those
> > holy places.  In the following selection, where 'Mahalaya', a ksehtra of
> > Mahadeva, 'Paashupatha-s', who are benign, shaantaaH, adept in
> > Vedadhyayana, adorned with Bhasma, meditate upon Mahadeva,   This
> > description goes against the bigoted view of some 'Vaishnavas' who hold
> > that 'Rudra is a taamasic deity worshiped only by avaidika-s. [Even
> > Govindaraja has said this in the Ramayana commentary.] The practice of
> > vaidika-s worshiping/meditating on Rudra was forcefully introduced by
> > Vidyaranya and Appayya Dikshita and the Sringeri and Kanchi Acharyas down
> > the line.'
> >
> > The 'Paashupata vratam' is in the Atharva shira Upanishad and in many
> > other Upanishads where the mantras (also from the Atharva shira 'agniriti
> > bhasma...and the Mahanarayana Upanishad 'sadyojaatam..') to be chanted
> > while donning the bhasma, the method of preparing bhasma, etc. are
> > ordained.
> >
> > कूर्मपुराणए उत्तरभागे सप्तत्रिंशत्तमोऽध्यायः
> >
> > सूत उवाच ।
> > इदमन्यत् परं स्थानं गुह्याद् गुह्यतमं महत् ।
> > महादेवस्य देवस्य महालयमिति श्रुतम् ॥ ३७.१॥
> >
> > तत्र देवादिदेवेन रुद्रेण त्रिपुरारिणा ।
> > शिलातले पदं न्यस्तं नास्तिकानां निदर्शनम् ॥ ३७.२॥
> >
> > तत्र पाशुपताः शान्ता भस्मोद्धूलितविग्रहाः ।
> > उपासते महादेवं वेदाध्ययनतत्पराः ॥ ३७.३॥
> >
> >
> >
> > regards
> > subbu
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >>>
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Regards

-Venkatesh