Vedanta - Discussion Forum I (introductory))

[gangajal]

Sundar ji,

There is a Gita verse 14.27:

Brahmano hi pratisthaham amrtasyavyayasya ca|
sasvatasya ca dharmasya sukhasyaikantikasya ca |

The literal translation is :

Indeed, I am the basic support of Brahman - of the incorruptible state of Moksha, of the Eternal Law and of unending Bliss.

A straightforward interpretation of "I" would be Krishna, i.e., Saguna Brahman. This would imply that Ishwara is the support of Nirguna Brahman. This is how Vaishnava interpretors read this verse.

Shankara, on the other hand, claims that here "I" stands for Nirguna Brahman and
Brahman stands for Saguna Brahman. The Advaita interpretation seems to me quite arbitrary.

I gave this example to show that none of the systems is completely satisfactory and all of the Acharyas have twisted the various texts to "prove" their system to be the correct system.