Few comments on Adyatma upanisad sloka

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yatraantaryaamyaadibhedastattvato na hi yujyate .

 

nirbhedaM paramaadvaita.n svamaatramavashishhyate

 

yatra—wherein; antaryami-the Supersoul within; bhedas-different; tattvatah—in

truth; na-never; hi-certainly; yujyate-is entangled; nirbedam-free from

duality; parama-advaita.n-one without second; sva-His, He; maatram-only;

avashishhyate-remains.

He [the] Supresoul (antaryami) who resides from within is different in truth

(essential nature). He is certainly never entangled, He is free from dualities

and is verily always the non-dual Supreme Lord.

 

Comment - One point that we can make here is that when the impersonalists say

advaya or advaita they should say eka-vada because the very meaning of advaita,

'not two' conveys the idea that first 'two' must be there before we say 'no' to

it. If 'two' would not exist we couldn't say 'not two'. First must be existence

then there will be non-existence. We can't deny something that never existed or

doesn't exist. We can only negate something which exists. Therefore, advaita

means that the Supreme Lord i.e. the Paramatma, is free from these types of

differences. This definition is especially to all Visnu tattvas. In Krsna there

isn't difference between Him and the various limbs of His body, they are all

'one'. Although we say, Krsna's hand, Krsna's feet, Krsna's eyes, this does mean

that Krsna is different from His hand, feet or eyes? In the case of Krsna this

means 'to assume something which is not'. There is no difference between Krsna

and His limbs but we assume that there is

difference. There is no svagata-bheda (internal distinction) in Him. And then

there is no sajatyia-bheda (differences from others of the same kind or

category) (2)- Krsna is there and there are so many manifestations of Visnu,

Narayana, Nrsimha, Vamanadeva, etc..., They are all One. There is no difference

between Krsna and His various manifestations. And then vijatyia-bheda -

differences from others of different kinds or categories (3). The living

entities or the material energy they belong to the separate class. There is no

difference between Him and the living entities or the material energy in the

sense that these cannot exist independent from Him. There is neither difference

nor non-difference between the energy and the Energetic, it is a combination of

both (bedha-abedha).

 

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati goswami’s translation of advaita is

"indivisible truth who is knowledge absolute." Only the Supreme Absolute Truth

is indivisible and He is full of knowledge and bliss. This is especially true

when Krishna the svayam Bhagavan comes to this Planet to have beautiful

pastimes. And ultimately when the word advaita is used in regard to Krsna’s

pastimes, then according to Jiva gosawami, it means that as a king has no rival,

so the Supreme Personality of Godhead has no (na) rival (dvaita) anywhere in the

world. In Srimad- Bhagavatam (3.2.12), Sri Uddhava explains:

 

"The Lord's pastimes were wonderful for everyone".

 

After all, the word advaita in this verse of Adyatma upanisad can certainly

not be interpreted to mean the non-dual Brahman. This is also obvious from the

text itself because the Antaryami or Paramatma is glorified by the words na hi

yujyate – never entangled. The Jivas are entangled in the three modes of

material nature and in the reactions of their activities - karma what is not

true for the Supresoul because of His bhedas tattvatah – difference in His

essential nature. He is Visnu tattva not a jiva tattva. Therefore, the only

proper understanding of the words parama-advaitam is one without a second. The

Supersoul is one without a second.

 

NOTE: One of the additional meaning of parama is para – the supreme; ma –

mother. Thus, this verse describes how the Supersoul resides within the heart of

the living entities together with His eternal consort parama or Laksmidevi.

 

 

 

 

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