Guest guest Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 In a message dated 12/15/2003 9:00:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, sumeet1981 writes: Also, does Sankaracarya interprets the word rudra/shiva as refering to Lord Shiva and hence calling him Supreme Deity taught in Svetasvatara upanisad. In fact Shankaracharya does not comment on the word Rudra in his Svetasvatara Upanisad (although this is a perfect opportunity to do so.) This is in contrast to his commenting on the word Isvara in the Bhagavadgita as referring to Lord Vishnu. ys Gerald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 On Mon, 15 Dec 2003, sumeet1981 wrote: > I just wanted to know that how svetasvatara upanisad verses calling > Rudra/Shiva to be Supreme is explained by Vaishnava Acarya. Without looking in the said commentaries, it's already a fact that--like the names Sambhu, Isana, Sthanu, Yogi, Kala, Mahadeva, and more--both Rudra and Siva are names of Lord Vishnu. MDd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 achintya, Mrgerald@a... wrote: > In a message dated 12/15/2003 9:00:28 AM Eastern Standard Time, > In fact Shankaracharya does not comment on the word Rudra in his Svetasvatara > Upanisad (although this is a perfect opportunity to do so.) This is in > contrast to his commenting on the word Isvara in the Bhagavadgita as referring to > Lord Vishnu. Gerald You mean that Sankracarya is silent on equating Rudra/Shiva in those verses to Lord Shiva. Just clarifying. By any chance do you have the commentary of Sankara on those verses ? Your Servant Always Sumeet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 In a message dated 12/15/2003 11:13:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, sumeet1981 writes: You mean that Sankracarya is silent on equating Rudra/Shiva in those verses to Lord Shiva. Just clarifying.By any chance do you have the commentary of Sankara on those verses ? I don't have it, but when I did check, there was no specific explanation of the word Rudra. In context of his identifications of Vishnu elsewhere, I would suggest that the word suggests Vishnu rather than Shiva. Gerald Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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