Guest guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 Dear Friends I am a zero in advaita. I have a basic doubt. I read in an old article of advaita that, as per Sri Shankara's advaita siddantha, the role of veda is limited to vyavaharic issues. Veda can't bring or bestow jnana. Jnana can only come outside veda by knowledge. Is it true? What is the exact role of Veda in getting jnana or moksha? Please clarify me. Thanks jayaraman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 advaitin, "Jayaraman" <jayaraman.v@n...> wrote: > Dear Friends > > I am a zero in advaita. I have a basic doubt. I read in an old article > of advaita that, as per Sri Shankara's advaita siddantha, the role of > veda is limited to vyavaharic issues. Veda can't bring or bestow jnana. > Jnana can only come outside veda by knowledge. > > Is it true? What is the exact role of Veda in getting jnana or moksha? Namaste, Jayaraman-ji. Your question is legitimate. The one-line answer to your question is: The vedas lead to vedanta. Without the performance of the karmas enunciated in the vedas, one will not be led to a right understanding of vedanta. This matter is very important for us to know because very often we think that one can jump into vedanta just like that. The few people who can do it are those with great purva-karma-credit with them. Anyway it is worthwhile to read a whole chapter (pp.57-67) entitled "Do Veda and Vedanta clash" in the book "The Vedas" by Sri Chandrasekharendra Sarasati (The Paramacharya), published by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. It has all the answers you require, straight from the 'horse's mouth' ! Maybe Sundar-ji can tell you how to get it on the web. PraNAms to all advaitins profvk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 advaitin, "V. Krishnamurthy" <profvk> wrote: Veda can't bring or bestow > jnana. > > Jnana can only come outside veda by knowledge. > > > > Is it true? What is the exact role of Veda in getting jnana or > moksha?The few people who can do it are > those with great purva-karma-credit with them. > Anyway it is worthwhile to read a whole chapter (pp.57-67) > entitled "Do Veda and Vedanta clash" in the book "The Vedas" by Sri > Chandrasekharendra Sarasati (The Paramacharya), published by > Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. how to get it on the web. > Namaste, http://kamakoti.org/hindudharma/part5/chap32.htm Regards, Sunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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