Guest guest Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Illumnination is word that is used to desginate the jnaana swaruupam of Brahman - as in the mahaavaakya - prajnaanam brahma. PraNAms Hare Krishna Sorry for digressing the main topic here...when upanishad itself saying Atma svarUpa is not that of prajnAna ghana (reference vide mAndUkya) how can we say prajnAnam brahma is the mahAvAkya in advaita vEdAnta?? Is there any difference in saying prajnAnaM and prajnAna ghana ?? While commenting on the 12th maNtra of mAndUkya shankara points out that Atman's essential nature is *pure OmkAra* which is devoid of the distinction of the name and the named and concludes that the OmkAra has become the nondual reality which is free from all distinctive details and auspicious. Just a curious question, while commenting on tattvamasi, ahaM brahmAsmi, prajnAnaM brahma, ayamAtma brahma etc. whether shankara declare that these are the ONLY four mahAvAkya-s that can be found in shruti?? I dont think so... When each and every word of shruti is sacred & worth for contemplation, how can we restrict mahAvAkya-s to only 4 Nos.?? Kindly pardon me if I asked anything against the traditional belief.... Hari Hari Hari Bol!!! bhaskar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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