Guest guest Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Dear All Namste This is what H.H. Jayendra Saraswati of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetha says about Mundaka Upanishad and Para and Apara Vidya. "If you do not realise that the karmakanda is a means to take you to the "paravidya" that is constituted by the Upanisads, then the Vedas (that is their karmakanda) is an apara vidya like any other subject such as history or geography that is learned at school. It is for this reason that the Mundaka Upanisad includes the Vedas in the category of apara-vidya. This Upanisad describes a person who performs Vedic rites for ephemeral enjoyments, mundane benefits, as a mere beast (pasu)." I thought that Adi Shankara said that Vedas and 6 vedangs are Para Vidya.But H.H. Jayendra Saraswati seems to say opposite. What am I missing? Prabodh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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