Monday, April 9, 2012

Soundarya Lahari - Part 70

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However, the ShAktaM that the Acharya projects to us has a MAyA Shakti which is not unrelated to Brahman. There is no brahma-Shakti talked about in advaita. Here in  ShAktaM, it is brahma-Shakti that is important. That is the ambaal. 

One of her aspects is the magic wand of MAyA. Not only that. She is Herself the  jnAna-Shakti (the power of cognitive self-recognition) which is diametrically opposite to MAyA; and further it is the icchA  Shakti (the power of wilful self-emanation) and kriyA  Shakti  (the power of creative act) also. She stands inseparable from the  ShivaM which is the nirguNa  Brahman of  ShAktaM which, however,  is a shade different from the nirguNa Brahman of advaita.  

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