Guest guest Posted May 4, 2001 Report Share Posted May 4, 2001 > Third canto also refers to the material creation as saguna-brahma. > I don't recall the reference offhand. > > MDd I found a reference to "saguna Brahman" in Srila Prabhupada's purports, specifically his purport to BG 12.5, if memory serves. Therein, he alludes to evidence from Vedas regarding "saguna" and "nirguna" worship of the Lord. He states that "nirguna" worship refers to directly worshiping the Lord, or something like that. "Saguna" worship, on the other hand, is worship of the Deity in the temple. And it is called that because the Deity is represented by (apparently) material elements. I wonder what specific shaastric pramaana Srila Prabhupada was referring to regarding saguna brahman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 5, 2001 Report Share Posted May 5, 2001 On Fri, 4 May 2001, S. HariKrishna wrote: > I found a reference to "saguna Brahman" in Srila Prabhupada's purports, > specifically his purport to BG 12.5, if memory serves. Therein, he alludes > to evidence from Vedas regarding "saguna" and "nirguna" worship of the Lord. > He states that "nirguna" worship refers to directly worshiping the Lord, or > something like that. "Saguna" worship, on the other hand, is worship of the > Deity in the temple. And it is called that because the Deity is represented > by (apparently) material elements. > > I wonder what specific shaastric pramaana Srila Prabhupada was referring to > regarding saguna brahman? > That's a good question; it seems like Sankara is the source of their usual definitions, but Gaudiya acaryas consistently stress nirguna, not saguna. MDd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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