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1. new member introduction: c.s. baskaran (jaldhar h. vyas) 2. clarification on bg chapter 10 shloka 21 (n r, chakradhar (chakradhar)) 3. re: clarification on bg chapter 10 shloka 21 (dr. v. prasanna shrinivas) 4. re: clarification on bg chapter 10 shloka 21 (jaldhar h. vyas) 5. new identity acquired? (latha vidyaranya) ---------------------------------------------------------------------message: 1 date: wed, 12 dec 2007 00:19:43 -0500 (est) from: "jaldhar h. vyas" <[email protected]> subject: [advaita-l] new member introduction: c.s. baskaran to: advaita-l message-id: content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed namaskarams, as requested i am submitting this info of myself for subscribing to your list. name: c.s.baskaran age : 65, hindu brahmin. iyer. i am a retired automobile professional now pursuing my interest in advaita vedanta for my personal growth in spirituality.i had been a student of swami paramarthananda and have studied bhagawat gita,and upanishads through his classes for them. further to keep in touch with the subject i have become a member of the advaitin group at yahoo groups.for the same reason i now wish to join your group. with regards baskaran. -----------------------------message: 2 date: wed, 12 dec 2007 11:53:31 +0530 from: "n r, chakradhar \(chakradhar\)" subject: [advaita-l] clarification on bg chapter 10 shloka 21 to: message-id: <[email protected]> content-type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > namaskara, > i have a doubt regarding the bg chapter 10 shloka 21. the english

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translation of the shloka is: among the adityas i am visnu; among the luminaries, the radiant sun; among the (forty-nine) maruts i am marici; ** among the stars i am the moon. ** why is moon referred to as a star? is the translation of 'nakshtra' as a star fine? does this match with the today's definition of the star or moon? pranams, chakra

-----------------------------message: 3 date: wed, 12 dec 2007 12:41:27 +0530 from: "dr. v. prasanna shrinivas" subject: re: [advaita-l] clarification on bg chapter 10 shloka 21 to: "a discussion group for advaita vedanta" message-id: content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 namaste the genitive case of the word out of many but is specifying one refers to the moon as being the lord speaks in a similar tone in the next conciousness in creations.

sasi meaning moon is not referring to one over all. thus naksatraanaam .aham sasi over all the constellations. the lord sloka as well when refering to

gurupadarenu on 12/12/07, n r, chakradhar (chakradhar) wrote: > > > namaskara, > > i have a doubt regarding the bg chapter 10 shloka 21. the english > > translation of the shloka is: > > > > among the adityas i am visnu; among the luminaries, the radiant sun; > > among the (forty-nine) maruts i am marici; > > ** among the stars i am the moon. ** > > > > why is moon referred to as a star? > > is the translation of 'nakshtra' as a star fine? > >

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> does this match with the today's definition of the star or moon? > > pranams, > chakra _______________________________________________ archives: http://lists.advaita-vedanta.org/archives/advaita-l/ to unsubscribe or change your options: http://lists.advaita-vedanta.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/advaita-l for assistance, contact: [email protected]

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namaskara, i have a doubt regarding the bg chapter 10 shloka 21. the english translation of the shloka is: among the adityas i am visnu; among the luminaries, the radiant sun; among the (forty-nine) maruts i am marici; ** among the stars i am the moon. ** why is moon referred to as a star? is the translation of 'nakshtra' as a star fine? does this match with the today's definition of the star or moon?

in this section bhagavan is describing his vibhuti (hanta te kathayishyami divya hyatmavibhutayah 21:19) by explaining how he is the foremost out of various classes. in some cases the comparison is more subtle than simply biggest or best. the translation of the text you are mentioning nakshatranamaham shashi is "_amongst_ the nakshatras i am the moon." the 27 nakshatras are portrayed as the wives of chandradeva.

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the phrase in 21:27 naranam cha naradhipam "amongst men i am the king" the king is not the "biggest" man in the way that meru is the biggest mountain (see 21:23) but he is their leader. (and notice we use the same word pati for husband or leader.) also, although neither the gita or shankarabhashya mention it, i can't help but think there is a deeper reason for the nakshatra-chandra simile. just as shashideva is the husband of 27 nakshatras but he visits them in turn one at a time, krishna bhagavan is the lover of thousands of gopis in vrndavan but he appears in a sole relationship to each of them. -jaldhar h. vyas <[email protected]> -----------------------------message: 5 date: wed, 12 dec 2007 11:52:16 +0000 (gmt) from: latha vidyaranya subject: [advaita-l] new identity acquired? to: advaita list message-id: <[email protected]> content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 hari om namaste here, in this list, we all strive to inculcate the advaita philosophy in our daily lives striving to attain the ultimate truth. this is the spiritual side of us. there is also a vyaavahaaric face of ours that keep clinging to the present identities and also try to attain newer identities! at times there arises a clash between the two faces of ours when we wonder how do we reconcile the two?! yes, it may not be simple, yet possible. try to keep the spiritual identity intact and look upon all the worldly identities as various roles that we are playing in this big cosmic drama. put your best into those roles, play them well, entertain the audience / spectators, all the while residing in your innerself and looking at and enjoying your own roles! we do not know what the next scene is, what new facade we need to wear, how many other actors are dropped from the play and how many reach the last scene along with us! one such new identity that i have acquired is that of a blogger in wordpress. whenever i write a post i try to embed little philosophy,

little psychology, little spirituality and a big amount of entertainment to amuse my audience (the blog readers). i am thoroughly enjoying the new identity, keeping my immutable identity intact. want to have a peep into my new role? you may visit me at: http://empoweringall.wordpress.com your contribution in the form of posts, comments and feedback are most welcome there. i have not forgotten you all. just looking at life from a new perspective and trying to understand others' perspectives too. the advaitic perspective - the substratum - binds us all here. there it is only a super imposed outlook. thanks, hari om namaste --------------------------------bollywood, fun, friendship, sports and more. you name it,

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