[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Nirvikalpa Samadhi

[Sudhanshu Shekhar]

Hare Krishna Bhaskar prabhu ji.

One more reference in geeta bhAshya (18:50) that the mOksha or ultimate
> realization is just removal of only avidyA and not attaining the jnAna
> afresh since jnAna is svabhAva/prasiddha of Atman.
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> avidyAdhyAropaNa nirAkaraNamAtraM brahmaNi kartavyaM “natu brahmajnAne
> yatnotyanta prasiddhatvAt.
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Just curious regarding the stand of avidyA being jnAna-abhAva. How would
you explain this Gita reference?

The bhAshya clearly says that avidyA-removal is required and not
jnAna-acquisition. This clearly means that AchArya is distinguishing these
two.

Now, if avidyA were to be jnAna-abhAva, then avidyA-removal has to be by
jnAna-acquisition. Isn't it? Then the bhAshya will not make sense.

Regards.
Sudhanshu Shekhar.

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