Skandapurana - One becomes many due to maya

[V Subrahmanian]

The Skandapurana says: Brahman, being One only without a second, becomes many, like an actor donning various roles, due to Maya.  This is admitted only in Advaita.  The Taittiriya Upanishad says: bahu syaam, prajaayeya.  The Purusha suktam says: ajAyamAno bahudhA vijAyate. The Kathopanishat too says this alone:  

एको वशी सर्वभूतान्तरात्मा एकं रूपं बहुधा यः करोति।

तमात्मस्थं येऽनुपश्यन्ति धीरास्तेषां सुखं शाश्वतं नेतरेषाम्‌ ॥ 

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।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। ।।
नमस्ते पुरुषाध्यक्ष सर्वभूतगुहाशय ।।
वासुदेवाखिलाधार जगद्धेतो जगन्मय ।। १४ ।।
त्वमेव सर्वभूतानां हेतुः पतिरुताश्रयः ।।
मायाशक्तिमुपाश्रित्य विचरस्येकसुन्दर ।। १५ ।।
एको नानायते योऽसौ नटवज्जायतेऽव्ययः ।।
व्यापकोऽपि कृपालुत्वाद्भक्तहृत्पद्मषट्पद ।।
ददाति विविधानंदं तं वंदे जगतां पतिम् ।। १६ ।। ।।

Om tat sat

[Kalyan]

इन्द्रो मायाभिः पुरुरूप ईयते.  2.5.19  Brihadaranyaka upanishad.

Best Regards

[sreenivasa murthy]

Dear Sri Subramanian,

 The title "One becomes many due to maya" is completely erroneous,

because it goes against Sruti, SrI Shankara and anuBava.

I am sorry to say this.

With respectful namaskars,

Sreenivasa Murthy

On Wednesday, 7 February, 2024 at 09:49:12 pm IST, V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <adva...@lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

The Skandapurana says: Brahman, being One only without a second, becomes

many, like an actor donning various roles, due to Maya.  This is admitted

only in Advaita.  The Taittiriya Upanishad says: bahu syaam, prajaayeya.

The Purusha suktam says: ajAyamAno bahudhA vijAyate. The Kathopanishat too

says this alone:  एको वशी सर्वभूतान्तरात्मा एकं रूपं बहुधा यः करोति।

तमात्मस्थं येऽनुपश्यन्ति धीरास्तेषां सुखं शाश्वतं नेतरेषाम्‌ ॥

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।। ब्रह्मोवाच ।। ।।

नमस्ते पुरुषाध्यक्ष सर्वभूतगुहाशय ।।

वासुदेवाखिलाधार जगद्धेतो जगन्मय ।। १४ ।।

त्वमेव सर्वभूतानां हेतुः पतिरुताश्रयः ।।

*मायाशक्तिमुपाश्रित्य विचरस्येकसुन्दर ।। १५ ।।एको नानायते योऽसौ

नटवज्जायतेऽव्ययः ।।*

व्यापकोऽपि कृपालुत्वाद्भक्तहृत्पद्मषट्पद ।।

ददाति विविधानंदं तं वंदे जगतां पतिम् ।। १६ ।। ।।

Om tat sat

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[V Subrahmanian]

On Wed, 7 Feb 2024, 10:01 pm Kalyan, <kalyanchakr...@gmail.com> wrote:

इन्द्रो मायाभिः पुरुरूप ईयते.  2.5.19  Brihadaranyaka upanishad.

Yes, relevant passage. 

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