Siva the Supreme Lord
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April 14, 2021 23:37 IST
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Saivism holds that Siva is the Supreme Lord spoken of as Brahman in the Upanishads and one who confers liberation on those desirous of it. A jivatma struggling in samsara is sure to experience great joy when he understands the value of Siva Upasana and its untold benefits, even as a poor man’s heart is gladdened when he stumbles upon a treasure, pointed out Srimati R. Mathangi in a discourse. The concept of Pasu, Pati and Pasa is central to Saivism.
Pati refers to Siva the Paramatma. Pasu is the soul in the embodied jiva who is thus a blend of the gross, comprising the body-mind complex, and the spiritual, the chaitanya roopa of the atma which is the indwelling self. Pasa is the rope or fetters and refers to the three taints known as malams which adhere to the soul. The three malams are known as anava, karma, and maya.
His boundless grace
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April 04, 2021 22:52 IST
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The Brahma Sutra, also known as the Vedanta Sutra, explains the philosophy of the Upanishads while trying to consolidate the various strands of the orthodox systems of thought. The main theme of the Brahma Sutra is to encourage man to strive for the ultimate goal of human existence, liberation from samsara, and hence the many commentaries and interpretations also deal with this extensively. Among these, the one by Srikantacharya expounds the Siva Advaita system that is the basis of Saivism and establishes the supremacy of Siva as the Highest Truth, pointed out Srimati R. Mathangi in a discourse. The acharya puts forth his arguments by drawing from the statements of the Vedas on Brahman.