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Re: ISKCON -- Please help with these terms
On Fri, 23 Feb 1996, Ramakrishnan Balasubramanian wrote:
> >1. Dattatreya was an incarnation of VishhNu [and Shiva and Brahma]. He did
> >preach the non-dual philosophy. The fact that Dattatreya was an incarnation
> >is mentioned in the puraaNa-s. If you don't believe that Dattatreya preached
> >a non-dual philosophy, read Avadhuta giitaa and/or tripura rahasya.
>
> Actually the story of Dattatreya is given differently in different puraanas.
> or ex. one version goes that Vishnu was born as Dattatreya, Rudra as Duurvaasa
> (I forgot who Brahma was born as) to the same mother (as a boon). This version
> is supported by the Shiva puraaNa. I can look up the details if you wish. The
Yes, i am aware of this. Even by this argument, Dattatreya was an
incarnation of VishhNu. Therefore, why did He preach non-dual philosophy
if the non-dual philosophy is wrong ?
[argument about anandgiri's tika deleted]
> >really said no such thing. Is it also argued that Dattatreya was also not
> >an incarnation of the Trinity ? and all the verses in the puraaNa-s are
> >spurious ?
>
> As far as I know Dattatreya is held in high esteem only in the smaartha and
> Tantrik communities. In all these traditions Daattatreya is considered an
> incarnation of Vishnu or as you said the trinity. Who knows, there might be
> some verse in the Paadma puraaNa or one of the other puraaNas explaining why
> Vishnu wanted to fool us by incarnating as Dattaatreya:-).
>
> Ramakrishnan.
Exactly what i am looking for. It would nice to know this verse
[no translation or interpretation is needed, unless the interpretation
was by Shankara/Ramanuja etc].
If there is such a verse that implies :
1. VishhNu [with or without the others] incarnated as Dattatreya and
preached non-dual philosophy.
2. VishhNu, not satisfied with this, then "instructed" Shiva to be
incarnated as Shankara [though there is no proof of that Shiva incarnated
as Shankara] and preach non-dual philosophy.
3. The philosophy of Bharata, Ribhu, and Astavakra, all mentioned in the
VishhNu puraaNa preached non-dual philosophy.
Why should VishhNu go through all these trouble to preach a wrong
philosophy and misguide followers for centuries ? Why would Lord VishhNu ,
Shiva intentionally misguide their followers when they say there is no one
more dearer to them than their bhaktas ?
Giri
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