[Advaita-l] Fwd: A holistic explanation of Gayatri/Savitru tattva by Shri Karapatri ji Maharaj

[V Subrahmanian]

Read the full post where the presiding deity of the Gayatri is Para Brahman
and not any sectarian deity:
https://groups.google.com/g/advaitin/c/cVrqKeaXBWk
Shankara says: Savita is the Cause of Creation.


Shri Natraj Maneshinde's post

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A holistic explanation of Gayatri/Savitru tattva by Shri Karapatri ji
Maharaj
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A few people, who revel in clinging on to eka-deshi views, vehemently
insist that their own Ishta is the ‘only’ Upasya of Gayatri-mantra and deny
any other Bhagavad-swaroopas as its Upasya. Such a negation is mostly
directed towards Bhagavati Gayatri/Sandhya. A few consider Vishnu only as
the upasya and few other consider Surya/Savitr as the only upasya tattva of
Gayatri. Those who do so also limit the role of Bhagavati Gayatri/Sandhya
as the mere adhishtatri of Gayatri-chandas.
Brushing aside such narrow, one-sided views, the Advaita Sampradaya
furnishes a holistic explanation on the Gayatri/Savitru tattva.
In the Advaitic commentary on Gayatri mantra attributed to Bhagavatpada,
the word ‘Savitr’ has been interpreted thusly :
सवितुरिति सृष्टिस्थितिलयलक्षणकस्य सर्वप्रपंचस्य समस्त
द्वैतविभ्रमस्याधिष्ठानं लक्ष्यते
[That, which is indicated by the acts of creation, sustenance and
dissolution of the Universe, which is the adhishthana (substratum) of all
the illusion caused by duality, is known as ’Savitr’]
Hence, in the Advaita tradtion, Savitru tattva is verily the
Parabrahm-tattva which is known as the Jagat-karana by means of
Tatastha-lakshana. This Para-Brahman verily becomes the Upasya Brahman when
qualified by attributes by means of its own Maya-shakti. These attributes
can be varied and hence, the nature of the Upasya can also be varied.
Therefore, the same Maya-vishishtha Upasya tattva is worshipped variously
as Shiva, Vishnu, Bhagavati, Surya etc. Seen in this light, all the said
Upasya murtis can be worshipped by means of the Gayatri/Savitru mantra.

Continued in the : https://groups.google.com/g/advaitin/c/cVrqKeaXBWk