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[I wanted to comment on Bharat P.'s post but it is comment-protected.]

Advaitists claim that smritis are not good enough pramana and specifically criticize this Padma Purana passage as inauthentic. That's their evasive tactic.
My favorite sruti pramana is Katha Upanisad 1.3.11:

mahataH param avyaktam
avyaktAt puruSaH paraH
puruSAn na paraM kiNcit
sA kASThA sA parA gatih

More on this topic: https://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/mayavada.htm
and esp. the mayavada_debate.htm linked there.

Hari Hari
ys J.