Re: Question: zriimad ashtaaksharam & zriimad dvayam
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• July 9, 1998
Ram Gopalaswamyasks: > > - Are zriimad askTaaksharam, and zriimad dvayam eternal mantras (ie. zruti) ? > or are they revealed by an avataara of Bhagavan from time to time > as necessary (ie. smrti) ? > Vedanta Desika covers these topics in Srimad Rahasya Traya Saaram. According to Desika, the ashTaakshara mantra is a Vedic mantra, and is found in the nArAyaNa upanishad, among other places. It can become a tantric, i.e., Veda-inspired but not _from_ the Vedas, with slight modifications, as discussed in a separate thread earlier. The dvaya mantra is a tAntrika mantra that is alluded to in the Vedas. Reference to it is made in a now-lost section of the Vedas known as "kaTha Sruti". I do not know whether this makes it technically "smRti". > Are the rshi-s avataara of zriiman-naaraayaNa for the purpose of > revealing mantras or are they svayam zriiman-naaraayaNa Himself ? I don't understand the distinction between the two. Could you elaborate? Mani
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