Pranam!
While
I am unable to answer comprehensively & a scholar on this list may give
his valued inputs, what I think was:
There
are two kinds srusti - stula(gross) and sukshma(subtle). All the lokas and
prakruti gets created under stula srusti and all the subtle elements - mahat,
ahankara etc., involving dharma/adharma, gyana/agyana etc., gets created under
sukshma srusti.
There
is no inconsistency in either vyasa's works or parashara's. Only our
comprehension levels are prakrutic and won't gell with their works. For
Example, it is said that all the puranas have been written by Vyasa in 3
languages to suit the different levels of intellect of jeevas. They are
darshana, samadhi and guhya. In a nutshell, darshana is what we perceive
out of puranas and for evolved beings(sages) they perceive hidden meanings in
the puranas and this is what is called as samadhi and guhya is only
comprehensible for gods (Lord not included, for he is the creator of
gods). Thus, the comprehension levels vary as per our capability.
Normally it is said that gods won't like direct
addressing but always a twisted one.
Reading scripture is one of the navavidha bhakti -
i.e., shravana. I read so many things using my intellect. With
this intellect which lacks traditional learning experience, even if Vyasa gives
a upadesha it is incomprehensible for me, for, the gathering that vyasa or the
likes have during pravachana are evolved souls & gods. Hence, either
it is with his krupa that we can understand his works or the krupa of his
disciples or devotees who are from the vedantic tradition, that we can
comprehend vyasa's works.
Normally we tend to read puranas as a story, but it is
not. Puranas which are quoted as pramanas by all the jagadgurus offer very
high level of knowledge. Coming from the likes of Vyasa, they are no less
than prastanatrayas. The darshana language won't help at all but it
confuses and sometimes scare people to read further. That's why there is a
need of traditional learning of scriptures under a guru. Till that happens
all that we do under the name of swadhyaya may result in confusion
galore.
I am
sorry for not helping you in a way you liked but any hardline vedanthi would
agree that the knowledge gained by such stray questions/answers sessions is
shortlived. I am also one of those who has not undergone traditional
learning and suffer occasionally with comprehension problems.
thanks
sukumar
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