uchchhiShTa

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Sri Krishna Rao Lanka wrote in the " shrii neelaa devii thread "

 

>They don't at all accept the esoteric meaning

>of `uchishta'. In fact we have to understand it as the one who

>remains after rejecting every thing saying " nEti nEti " .

 

Wow! This an amazing and very insightful interpretation of uchchhiShTa.

Thanks for posting this.

 

Ravi

 

 

 

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namaste,

 

, " Ravisankar Mayavaram "

<abhayambika wrote:

>

> Sri Krishna Rao Lanka wrote in the " shrii neelaa devii thread "

>

> >They don't at all accept the esoteric meaning

> >of `uchishta'. In fact we have to understand it as the one who

> >remains after rejecting every thing saying " nEti nEti " .

>

> Wow! This an amazing and very insightful interpretation of >uchchhiShTa.

> Thanks for posting this.

 

Undoubtedly this is an elevating interpretation. It gives a glimpse of

the vedAntic(which is really a great thing)mind of the interpreter.

 

I personally like to know if there is any textual basis or atleast a

traditional(sAmpradAya) basis for interpreting like above.

 

uchChiShTa in the literal sense seems to be employed in rituals.

If above interpretation is indeed true then how does one explain the

following?

In the uchChiShTa gaNapati panchA~Nga after offering bali to this

gaNapati with the appropriate mantra it says " ...tato devatAniveditaM

modakaM tAmbUlaM vA svayaM bhuktvA uchChiShTa mukhena japaM kuryAt.h "

There are numerous statements like above.

 

Meaning: The modaka or tAmbUla offered to the devata should be eaten

and japa done without cleaning the mouth. Trying to fit it in above

view of uchChiShTa will just get complicated here. Let us also not

forget the context of the statement.

 

There seems to be a trend where everything has to be interpreted along

vedAntic lines regardless of whether the texts warrant such an

interpretation or not. There is no need to mix things as there is

enough confusion already.

 

Hence these are better understood as they are and not force any

interpretations however noble or elevating they may sound.

 

Regards,

Satish.