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advaita - Looking into Smarta - Hinduism Stack Exchange Can someone please refer to a scripture which describes the Smarta god and the 5 main forms Also a scripture which adds Skanda as a form Clarification: I mean Nirguna Brahman and learning about the
Are Smarta (स्मार्त) and Srivaishnavite mutually exclusive now? 2 At least in Tamil Nadu, "smarta" is a synonym for "Iyer" - who subscribe to Advaita as a philosophy and do not explicitly reject ANY Hindu deity Did Tamil Vaishnavites (Iyengars) descend from Shaivites (Iyers)? says Srivaishnavites are descended from Iyers - i e, were Smartas Do Srivaishnavites explicitly reject being Smartas now?
According to Smarta, all of three of the Trimurti are equal. But why . . . 1 Smarta is just a term given to those who follow Smritis However, now it means followers of Adi Shankara Assuming you mean the latter, Smartas follow the shanmatha system and the panchayatana worship Panchayatana Puja consists of worshipping five deities of Hinduism viz - Ganesha, Shiva, Vishnu, Devi and Surya
Is the naivedyam ritual mentioned in the Vedas? In fact, the smarta naivedyam (नैवेद्यम्) is derived variation from shrauta nivid It means to declare or inform the deity about the offering by naming the specified deity or deities It consists of fixed short phrases that are uttered at various times during the yajna when offering havis and soma For example,
adi shankaracharya - What did Adi Shankara say on idol worship . . . Adi Shankaracharya was an 8th-century Vedic philosopher who preached smarta tradition as well as a proponent of both - Advaita as well as Davita He advocated advaitic interpretation of the Upanishads but he didn't dismiss dual forms of worship either