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Bhagavadgeetaa IX-25, given below for ready reference.
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितॄन्यान्ति पितृव्रताः ।
भूतानियान्ति भूतॆज्या यन्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम् ॥
yānti devavratā devān pitṝnyānti pitṛvratāḥ |
bhūtāniyānti bhūtejyā yanti madyājino:'pi mām ||
ādiśaṃkara’s bhāṣya on this verse is:
यान्ति गच्छन्ति देवव्रता देवेषुव्रतं नियमो भक्तिः च येषां तॆ देवव्रता देवान् यान्ति । पितॄन् अग्निष्वात्तादीन् यान्ति पितृव्रताः श्राद्धादिक्रियापराः पितृभक्ता ।
भूतानि विनायक मातृगणचतुर्भगिन्यादीनि यान्ति भूतॆज्या भूतानां पूजकाः ।
यान्ति मद्याजिना मद्यजन शीला वैष्णवा माम् एव ।
समाने अपि आयासे माम् एव न भजन्ते अज्ञानात् ।
तेन ते अल्पफलभाजो भवन्ति इत्य्रर्थः ॥
Those who have devotion and vows for the gods (Devavratas) go to the gods and those who are devoted to the manes (pitṛs), Agnishvatta and the rest, and are enthusiastic in performing rites such as śrāddha, go to them. Those who worship the Bhutas such as Vinayaka, the mātṛgaṇa, and the four bhaginis go to them. Those Vishnu-bhaktas who are ever devoted to Me, come to Me only. Even though the effort is equal, the others do not worship me exclusively, owing to their ignorance. Therefore, they enjoy only little results.
Hence we have 'from the horse's mouth', so to say, that Vinayaka is a Bhootha and also that Vishnu-bhaktas alone reach Him (vishnu); others don't.
I hope our highly orthodox members may already be aware of this. I await their learned comments.
<this thread is closed as the quote attributed to adi shankara is from bhagvad gita. As this can give rise to various other issues, i am closing this. If one wants to discuss on the quote and not on other things, please create a new topic with the relevant/proper quote. - Praveen>
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