Vivartavada is an Advaita Vedanta theory of causation, postulated by post-Shankara Advaita advaitins,[1] regarding the universe as an “illusory transformation” of Brahman.[2]
It is also called vivartavada (lit. “superimpositionism”).
The synthesis of the original Mayavada philosophy, also called vivarta-vada, is summarized in the famous statement-brahma satyam jagam mitya jivo brahmaiva najanoh: “Brahman is the only reality, the world is ultimately false, and the individual individual is not different from Brahman.” That is what we know as the undifferentiated fusion with the Brahman without attributes (nirguna-brahman), or the Mayan-vada impersonalist doctrine of illusion. But do not confuse a woman with a snake on the floor, because he is not an equal son, as the jiva and Brahman or Isvara are not equal in quantity. For the appearance of the physical world and individual souls or jivas, Sankara created the deceptive “Maya theory”. In the Padma Purana, Lord Siva informs his consort Parvati devi: “Mayavada philosophy is impious. In the form of a brahmana I will teach this imaginary Mayavada philosophy in Kali-yuga In order to deceive atheists, I describe the Supreme Personality of Godhead as formless and without qualities, and in explaining Vedanta, I described the same Mayavada philosophy with the purpose of confusing the whole world towards atheism, denying the personal form of the Lord. “From these direct statements, it is concluded that although Shankaracharya tried to cover the Supreme Lord by his Mayavadi philosophy, he was simply following the order of the Supreme Lord. Therefore, it must be understood that these teachings are a temporary necessity, but not a permanent fact. I hope that this sea philosophical summary will be useful and guidance for all readers. By the mercy of Sri Guru and Sri Vaishnavas a devotee will never be confused if he is sincere. He will be able to understand things as the son by the grace of Sri Guru and Sri Krishna. The ultimate purpose of bhakti is to give everything to Sri Krishna, the beloved son of Nanda Maharaja and Yasodamaji, feeling in the loving shelter of the gopis of Vraja, whose steps are the great Vaisnavas. __________ OM TAT SAT Compilation and translations of Visuddha-sattva dasa
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