Uma Tattva as beheld by Bhagavatpada and other Advaitacharyas
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As a seva to the feet of Bhagavati and Bhagavtpada, here is a talk which aims at exploring various statements from the commentarial literature of Advaita Vedanta and thereby outline the Tattvika Swaroopa of Bhagavati Uma as understood by Advaitavidyacharyas.
Below is a brief summary of the topics discussed
1. ‘Bhagavan Uma-pati Shiva is the Brahman and Bhagavati Uma is the Brahma-vidya’ – from the Bhashya of Bhagavatpada and Atma-purana of Shri Shankaranada Saraswati
2. ‘Bhagavan Shiv himself appears as Uma’ says Shri Vidyaranya Mahaswamiji in his Anubhuti Prakasha
3. Tattvik identity of Ishvara(Brahman) and Uma(Brahma-vidya) from Anandagiri Acharya’s tika
4. Ishvaratva of Uma in Siddhanta Bindu of Swami Madhusudhan Saraswati and its commentaries by Swami Narayna Tirtha and Swami Brahmanada Saraswati.
5. Reconciliation of Uma’s Ishvaratva with the Puranic statements describing her as Shakti in the light of Vartika-prasthana
6. A beautiful dhyana shloka from Brahmanada Tirtha’s Advaita Martanda summarizing the Tattvika swaroopa of Uma
Hope the talk will be helpful to the aspirants of Advaita in understanding the Tattvika nature of Bhagavati Uma.
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