[Advaita-l] vedAnta mahAvAkya - A query

[Venkatesh Murthy]

Namaste

According to Vedanta Paribhasha there are Vyavaharika Tattvavedaka Pramanas
and Paramarthika Tattvavedaka Pramanas. The Mahavakyas and Abheda Sruti
vakyas like Sadeva Somya Idamagra are Paramarthika Tattvavedaka Pramanas.
All other Sruti Vakyas and Pramanas like Pratyaksha are Vyavaharika
Tattvavedka. Paramarthika Satya is higher than Vyavaharika Satya. It is not
possible to realize Brahman with the help of Vyavaharika Tattvavedaka Sruti
Vakyas. If you look at it this way there is a Taratamya in Sruti Vakyas
according to Advaitis.

Others will not make this and treat all Vakyas as equal.



On Wed, Jul 27, 2022 at 2:18 PM Bhaskar YR <bhaskar.yr at hitachienergy.com>
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> Purvapakshis argue the whole Veda is equally important. Why are you saying
> Veda has Mahavakyas and subordinate Vakyas? Every Vakya is equal to others.
> This is a case when Advaitis become Bheda Vadins and Dvaitins become Abheda
> Vadins. Reversal of roles is happening. Advaitins see Taratamya in Veda
> Vakyas.
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> Advaitins see tAratamya in veda vAkya-s!!?? I don’t think so. Tradition
> says that all Upanishad / vedaanta vakya-s are aiming to teach only one
> thing i.e. ikyata.. accordingly we have to do samanvaya but not that one is
> superior to another.  Please elaborate why you are thinking so??
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> Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!
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> *Bhaskar YR*
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Regards

-Venkatesh