[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Shankara accepts Avidya lesha in at least two places: BSB and BGB

[Sudhanshu Shekhar]

Namaste Raghav ji.

I think there is some typographical error -
अपरोक्षप्रतिभासयोग्यार्थाभासजनिकायाः शक्तेरनुवृत्तेः तद्वती *अविद्यापि
*तिष्ठत्येवेति
नोक्तदोषावकाशः ।

Instead of vidyA, it should be avidyA.

Translation is more or less, ok. Not very happy. But don't want to put in
effort to correct it either. We understand the meaning.

//1. Avidyalesha persists despite knowledge due to its multifaceted power.//

avidyA-lesha persists despite knowledge on account of
prArabdha-rUpa-pratibandhaka. When this pratibandhaka is removed,
avidyA-lesha goes. avidyA-lesha itself is a facet, a shakti of avidyA.

//2. Direct realization doesn't instantly eliminate avidya's influence.//

True. And the reason is presence of prArabdha-rUpa-pratibandhaka.

//3. Knowledge remains unaffected by avidya's remnants.//

That is true.

Regards.
Sudhanshu Shekhar.