Upaya (means) in Vedanta

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Harsha Wardhan

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Respected scholars,

All extant Indian philosophical systems are soteriological, Vedanta (advaita, dvaita and other sub-systems) included.

But I could not find much Vedantic literature focusing on the upayas (the practical means) to attaining liberation (moksha) within those systems.

Please note I am not saying that there are no vedantic upayas - I am saying there is not much focus or discussions that I could, in my limited reading, find on the matter.

It is entirely possible I did not know of works dealing with Vedantic upayas, so I am asking for recommendation and guidance here in this matter.

I would appreciate any guidance you could provide.

with pranam,
Harsha

Harsha Wardhan

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I want to add to my post to avoid doubts-

Take Advaita for example, as explained by Adi Samkaracharya. In the Upadesasahasri, he provides an overview of the entire system. In Samkara advaita, it is only knowledge (jnana) that is required to remove ignorance (avidya) and not any special works (karma). So the entire upaya is removal of mental error of multiplicity by the jiva.

Advaita as explained by samkara is a special case, as the entire scheme is built upon the recognition and removal of error. It is knowledge that is the upaya.

In the dvaita systems, the upaya is bhakti (devotion), to the best of my knowledge.

My query pertains to a deeper discussion of the practical aspects of vedantic upayas.

rgds
harsha

Venkata Sriram

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Prof.V.Krishnamurthy, Retd. Professor of Mathematics @ BITS, Pilani has translated the Paramacharya's discourses into English bearing the title 'Advaita Sadhana'. ┬аProf.VK is very close to us especially in advaita circles and gives occasional discourses in 'advaita academy' along with our revered member Dr.K.Aravinda Rao Ji. ┬а

The book can be downloaded from here:

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That said, strictly speaking from traditional view point, the upAya is 'nitya-karma' (svadharma) as per one's varNAshrama which paves the way for chitta-shuddhi; then followed by vichAra of vedanta vAkyAs. ┬аThe vAkya 'athAto brahmajignAsa' assumes that the mumukshu is endowed with viveka, vairAgya, shama, dama etc.

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sriram

Nagaraj Paturi

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In almost every Vedantic tradition there are books dealing with the details of the actual practice towards what constitutes Moksha for the tradition. In fact, there are multiple such detailed paths discussed in different books of the same tradition.┬а

For example, VivekachooDaamaNi of Advaita is a conversation between Guru and S'ishya. Guru almost walks the S'ishya through the track.

Any such track needs a constant Abhyaasa for the track to provide sustained results.┬а

DakshiNaamoorti Stotra is such Abhyaasa tool for the sarvaatmatva upaaya provided in Vivekachoodaamani. ┬а

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Venkata Sriram

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Namaste,

In Raja Yoga, there is a path called 'tAraka-yoga' which is explained in 'maNDala-brAhmaNa-vidya'. ┬аThis secret doctrine is explained in┬ардордгреНрдбрд▓ рдмреНрд░рд╛рд╣реНрдордг рдЙрдкрдирд┐рд╖рджреН for which there is a wonderful sanskrit commentary by┬ард╕рджрд╛рдирдиреНрдж рдЕрд╡рдзреВрддтАЛ. ┬аI have read this completely. ┬аThe book can be downloaded here:

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The рд╕рджрд╛рдирдиреНрдж рдЕрд╡рдзреВрдд comments as:

рдирдиреБ рдЕрдиреНрдпрд╢рд╛рд╕реНрддреНрд░рд╛рдгрд┐ рд╕рдВрдЦреНрдпрд╛рджреАрдирд┐ рдмрд╣реВрдирд┐ рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрдиреНрддреЗ, рддрд╛рдирд┐ рдЪ рддрддреНрд╡рдкреНрд░рдзрд╛рдирд╛рдиреНрдпреЗрд╡ , рддрджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдордкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрддрд┐рд░рд╕реНрддреБ рдХрд┐рдореЗрддрджреБрдкрджреЗрд╢реЗрди ? рддрддреН рд╕рд░реНрд╡ рдкреНрд░рдпрддреНрдиреЗрди рдпреЛрдЧрд╛рднреНрдпрд╛рд╕ рдПрд╡ рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдордкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрддрддрдпреЗ рдХрд░реНрддрд╡реНрдпрдГ┬а

The yoga-mArga is the best upAsya for brahma-prApta - says Sadananda Avadhuta. ┬аThen what is this yoga-mArga? ┬а

Hence, this tAraka-brahma-yoga (maNDala-vidya).

regs,
sriram

Nagaraj Paturi

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Phalas'riti of DakshiNaamoorti stotra :

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рддреЗрдирд╛рд╕реНрдп┬ард╢реНрд░рд╡рдгрд╛рддреНрддрджрд░реНрдердордирдирд╛рджреНрдзреНрдпрд╛рдирд╛рдЪреНрдЪ┬ард╕рдВрдХреАрд░реНрддрдирд╛рддреН┬аред
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рд╕рд┐рджреНрдзреНрдпреЗрддреНрддрддреНрдкреБрдирд░рд╖реНрдЯрдзрд╛┬ардкрд░рд┐рдгрддрдВ┬ардЪреИрд╢реНрд╡рд░реНрдпрдорд╡реНрдпрд╛рд╣рддрдореН┬ареерезрежрее

My verse-translation of this:


The present praising poem titled as

The Truth of Everything as Self alone┬а

by hearing next reflecting on the┬а┬аsense,

and being quite absorbed in final sense,

and singing loudly feeling all the sense,

along with great enormous power of

attaining┬а┬аstate of self as everything

the level of controller of the world

controling power taking eight-fold form

results thereafter on its own for sure



Harsha Wardhan

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Thank you Sriram garu. You have understood where I am coming from.┬а

I will study the material you gave.

with regards
Harsha

Harsha Wardhan

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Thank you Nagaraj garu for your kind responses.

While we are on the issue, I have a doubt on a related matter but I am not sure if it warrants a separate post. So I am putting it here:

What exactly is the difference between Bhedabheda and Visistadvaita?

I am always confused about their differences, as they seem so alike.

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Nagaraj Paturi

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Yes, that needs a separate thread.┬а

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Praveen R. Bhat

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Namaste Harsha Wardhanji,

On Tue, Jul 25, 2017 at 5:39 PM, Harsha Wardhan <placidus...@gmail.com> wrote:
Take Advaita for example, as explained by Adi Samkaracharya. In the Upadesasahasri, he provides an overview of the entire system. In Samkara advaita, it is only knowledge (jnana) that is required to remove ignorance (avidya) and not any special works (karma). So the entire upaya is removal of mental error of multiplicity by the jiva.

Advaita as explained by samkara is a special case, as the entire scheme is built upon the recognition and removal of error. It is knowledge that is the upaya.

тАЛFurther to others' responses, jnAna itself, post svakarmAnuShThAna, takes place through shravaNa, manana and nididhyAsana. shravaNa includes shAstratAtparyavichAra, so that itself can accomplish the other two stages for a rare uttamottamAdhikArin, but for almost all cases, the other two stages are needed. manana is made up of saMshayanivRtti w.r.t. to ascertained shrutitAtparya, followed by nididhyAsana which is staying with the final vision after resolution of all doubts. This itself can be in two ways: initially, confined to sitting in a secluded place, etc, following the antaranga steps of Yoga but the object of meditation is the mahAvAkya and/ or staying with the concluded vision in all situations, bringing the mind back when it drifts off.

For those whom shravaNa and manana themselves are difficult to achieve, nirguNopAsanA is prescribed, as established by Panchadashikara in chapter 9.

тАЛgurupAdukAbhyAm
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Nagaraj Paturi

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As a general note, let us note the following:

1. Most of the literature on Vedanta including original prasthAnatraya itself is as much a discussion on upAya as it is on upEya. Bhaashyas by each school of Vedanta too, as much ┬аinterpret the upAya in the prasthAnatraya as they analyse the discussion of upEya in the prasthAnatraya.

2. Books like Yoga Sutras are books on upAya only.┬а

3. Most of the Vedanta literature is in the form of actual texts to be used as part of the upAya only. For example stotra literature etc. is all never a discussion of upAya, all the texts are tools to be used as part of upAya only.┬а

4. Very small portion of actual literature of any Vedanta is a discussion or debate about a specific school's theory about the upEya. All the remaining literature is actually either a guidance towards upAya or actual textual tools to be used as part of upAya.┬а

5. People use words like sAdhaka, sAdhana and siddhi only because they are talking of actual implementation of upAya. Those who are intested only reading /listening about ┬аthe upEya do not use such words.┬а

6. For schools like Dvaita, Bhakti is both upAya and upEya. Bhakti leads to better Bhakti that leads to still better Bhakti and so on finally leading to mOksha which is nothing but uttamottamabhakti or paramOttamabhakti. ┬а ┬а┬а

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In Advaita, entire Veda is an upAya to attain Brahman. cf.┬а рдпрддреНрд░ рд╡реЗрджрд╛ рдЕрд╡реЗрджрд╛рдГ - рдмреГрд╣рджрд╛рд░рдгреНрдпрдХреЛрдкрдирд┐рд╖рддреН. By extension all sorts of Brahmavidyas are upAyas.

Similarly in Vyakarana-darsana, Bhartrhari says the same thing, after describing Brahman's lakshanas: рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрддреНрдпреБрдкрд╛рдпреЛрд╜рдиреБрдХрд╛рд░рд╢реНрдЪ┬а рддрд╕реНрдп рд╡реЗрджрдГ (Brahmakanda)

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In the Gaudapada kaarikaa we have:

рдореГрд▓реНрд▓реЛрд╣рд╡рд┐рд╕реНрдлреБрд▓рд┐рдВрдЧрджреНрдпреИрдГ рд╕реГрд╖реНрдЯрд┐рд░реНрдпрд╛ рдЪреЛрджрд┐рддрд╛рдиреНрдпрдерд╛
рдЙрдкрд╛рдпрдГ рд╕реЛрд╡рддрд╛рд░рд╛рдп рдирд╛рд╕реНрддрд┐ рднреЗрджрдГ рдХрдердВрдЪрди

The teaching of creation in myriad ways in the Upanishads is only by way of upaya; there is no bheda really.┬а

Having said that we have the famous 'definition' of 'veda':

рдкреНрд░рддреНрдпрдХреНрд╖реЗрдгрд╛рдиреБрдорд┐рддреНрдпрд╛ рд╡рд╛┬ардпрд╕реНрддреВрдкрд╛рдпреЛ рди┬ард╡рд┐рджреНрдпрддреЗред рдПрдирдВ рд╡рд┐рджрдиреНрддрд┐ ┬а ┬ард╡реЗрджреЗрди рддрд╕реНрдорд╛рджреНрд╡реЗрджрд╕реНрдп рд╡реЗрджрддрд╛ред┬а

Thus the entire veda constitutes an upaya to know Brahman the upeya.

Regards
Subrahmanian. V

Achyut Karve

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In short does the vedic and Upanishadic literature point to рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рди as the ultimate source to acquiring brahmanhood?

With regards,
Achyut Karve.

V Subrahmanian

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On 26 Jul 2017 20:27, "Achyut Karve" <achyut...@gmail.com> wrote:

In short does the vedic and Upanishadic literature point to рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рди as the ultimate source to acquiring brahmanhood?


Yes, jnana as the upaya to realize one's true nature.┬а
рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдирд╛рджреЗрд╡ рддреБ рдХреИрд╡рд▓реНрдпрдореН, рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдорд╡рд┐рддреН рдЖрдкреНрдиреЛрддрд┐ рдкрд░рдореН ,┬ардЬреНрдЮрд╛рддреНрд╡рд╛ рджреЗрд╡рдВ рд╕рд░реНрд╡рдкрд╛рд╢рд╛рдкрд╣рд╛рдирд┐рдГ etc.

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Nagaraj Paturi

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┬ардЬреНрдЮрд╛рди as the ultimate source to acquiring brahmanhood

is the Advaita view.

There are other schools of Vedanta holding other views with regard to this.┬а

Nagaraj as an individual is an Advaitin.┬а

BVP, as a forum is for all belonging to different schools of thought with a respect for Indic knowledge tradition in general. ┬а

Nagaraj Paturi

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Many members rightly pointed out that upAya is in a big proportion in the Vedic literature.┬а

An interesting observation is that it is because of this inseparable intertwining between upAya and upEya in Vedic literature that the western academicians were not able to accept the status of philosophy to different discussions and the texts containing them, of the Vedic literature. upAya discussion for them was 'religious instruction' for them.┬а

Today some mistakenly think that Vedanta literature is pure 'philosophy' without guidance for actual practice.┬а

Achyut Karve

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Many scholars would object or not conform to the view that western thought right from the days of greek philosophy is totally material i.e they opine that truth lies outside ourselves.┬а Sanskrit language has the ability to internalise 'that truth' and project it as an experience.┬а This internalisation of the external reality through language not only reveals the external material reality to an individual but also allows one to realise and see for himself that internal reality which sages have described in the Vedas and the Upanishads.

Thus if one is seeking an upaya outside himself it would be better if one turns to western philosophy.┬а┬а As far as the Indian tradition goes the upaya is in the upeya itself.

With regards,
Achyut Karve.

Achyut Karve

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As Karl Marx said in one of his writings that difficulty is not in answering a difficult question.┬а The difficulty lies in putting the right question.┬а

With regards,
Achyut Karve.

рд╣рд░реНрд╖рд╡рд░реНрдзрдирдГ Harsha Wardhan

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Sri Karve mahoday

Thank you for your kind responses.

Just curious, by referring to that Marx quote, are you implying that the original question/post was incorrect or correct?

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Achyut Karve

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Dear Shri Harsha Wardhan,

No, Not at all.┬а I have used that quote successfully.┬а All that he wishes to say is that instead of pondering on an answer we should ponder over the question itself and put it in such a way that there already exists an answer.

With regards,
Achyut Karve.

Nagaraj Paturi

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Even I am surprised at this out of the blue reference to a common place statement from /attributed to Karl Marx.

The following statement too room Sri Achyut-ji seems to have no context in the thread:

>Many scholars would object or not conform to the view that western thought right from the days of greek philosophy is totally material i.e they opine that truth lies outside ourselves.

-- Sir, who in the thread said┬аthat western thought right from the days of greek philosophy is totally material?

Please kindly stick to the topic. Please post only if you have anything to contribute the discussion.┬а

рд╣рд░реНрд╖рд╡рд░реНрдзрдирдГ Harsha Wardhan

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Dear Scholars,

Thank you for your kind responses. There is much material to absorb in your answers.

In my view, the BhagavadGita is the ultimate handbook of upayas. It is mostly a discussion of means. Sri Krishna hit the high points of major systems from the perspective of practical means.

with pranams
Harsha

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Good conclusion Harsha ji. ┬а Our teacher used to say that Bhagavat Gita is not a book of pArAyaNa but a user manual for practice. ┬аThe secrets of meditation is explained in 6th chapter. ┬а

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Namaste,

Just aside:

Shankara Bhagavatpada while commenting on 11th anuvAka of shIkSAvalli, says:

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рдЕрдЧреНрдирд┐рд╣реЛрддреНрд░рд╛рджрд┐рдХрд░реНрдо┬ардкреНрд░рддрд┐┬ард╢реНрд░реБрддреЗрд░рдзрд┐рдХреЛ┬ардпрддреНрдирдГ┬а;┬ардорд╣рд╛рдВрд╢реНрдЪрдХрд░реНрдордгреНрдпрд╛рдпрд╛рд╕рдГ,┬ардЕрдиреЗрдХрд╕рд╛рдзрдирд╕рд╛рдзреНрдпрддреНрд╡рд╛рджрдЧреНрдирд┐рд╣реЛрддреНрд░рд╛рджреАрдирд╛рдореН┬а;┬арддрдкреЛрдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдордЪрд░реНрдпрд╛рджреАрдирд╛рдВ┬ардЪ┬ардЗрддрд░рд╛рд╢реНрд░рдордХрд░реНрдордгрд╛рдВ┬ардЧрд╛рд░реНрд╣рд╕реНрдереНрдпреЗрд╜рдкрд┐┬ард╕рдорд╛рдирддреНрд╡рд╛рджрд▓реНрдкрд╕рд╛рдзрдирд╛рдкреЗрдХреНрд╖рддреНрд╡рд╛рдЪреНрдЪреЗрддрд░реЗрд╖рд╛рдВ┬арди┬ардпреБрдХреНрддрд╕реНрддреБрд▓реНрдпрд╡рджреНрд╡рд┐рдХрд▓реНрдк┬ардЖрд╢реНрд░рдорд┐рднрд┐рд╕реНрддрд╕реНрдпрдЗрддрд┐┬ардЪреЗрддреН┬а,┬арди┬а;┬ардЬрдиреНрдорд╛рдиреНрддрд░рдХреГрддрд╛рдиреБрдЧреНрд░рд╣рд╛рддреН┬аред┬ардпрджреБрдХреНрддрдВ┬ардХрд░реНрдордгрд┐┬ард╢реНрд░реБрддреЗрд░рдзрд┐рдХреЛ┬ардпрддреНрди┬ардЗрддреНрдпрд╛рджрд┐,┬ардирд╛рд╕реМ┬арджреЛрд╖рдГ,┬ардпрддреЛ┬ардЬрдиреНрдорд╛рдиреНрддрд░рдХреГрддрдордкреНрдпрдЧреНрдирд┐рд╣реЛрддреНрд░рд╛рджрд┐рд▓рдХреНрд╖рдгрдВ┬ардХрд░реНрдо┬ардмреНрд░рд╣реНрдордЪрд░реНрдпрд╛рджрд┐рд▓рдХреНрд╖рдгрдВ┬ардЪрд╛рдиреБрдЧреНрд░рд╛рд╣рдХрдВ┬арднрд╡рддрд┐┬ард╡рд┐рджреНрдпреЛрддреНрдкрддреНрддрд┐рдВрдкреНрд░рддрд┐┬а;┬ардпреЗрди┬ардЪ┬ардЬрдиреНрдордиреИрд╡┬ард╡рд┐рд░рдХреНрддрд╛┬арджреГрд╢реНрдпрдиреНрддреЗ┬ардХреЗрдЪрд┐рддреН┬а;┬ардХреЗрдЪрд┐рддреНрддреБ┬ардХрд░реНрдорд╕реБ┬ардкреНрд░рд╡реГрддреНрддрд╛┬ардЕрд╡рд┐рд░рдХреНрддрд╛┬ард╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рд╡рд┐рджреНрд╡реЗрд╖рд┐рдгрдГ┬аред┬арддрд╕реНрдорд╛рдЬреНрдЬрдиреНрдорд╛рдиреНрддрд░рдХреГрддрд╕рдВрд╕реНрдХрд╛рд░реЗрднреНрдпреЛ┬ард╡рд┐рд░рдХреНрддрд╛рдирд╛рдорд╛рд╢реНрд░рдорд╛рдиреНрддрд░рдкреНрд░рддрд┐рдкрддреНрддрд┐рд░реЗрд╡реЗрд╖реНрдпрддреЗ┬аред┬ардХрд░реНрдордлрд▓рдмрд╛рд╣реБрд▓реНрдпрд╛рдЪреНрдЪ┬аред┬ардкреБрддреНрд░рд╕реНрд╡рд░реНрдЧрдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдорд╡рд░реНрдЪрд╕рд╛рджрд┐рд▓рдХреНрд╖рдгрд╕реНрдп┬ардХрд░реНрдордлрд▓рд╕реНрдпрд╛рд╕рдЩреНрдЦреНрдпреЗрдпрддреНрд╡рд╛рддреН┬арддрддреНрдкреНрд░рддрд┐┬ардЪ┬ардкреБрд░реБрд╖рд╛рдгрд╛рдВ┬ардХрд╛рдордмрд╛рд╣реБрд▓реНрдпрд╛рддреНрддрджрд░реНрдердГ┬ард╢реНрд░реБрддреЗрд░рдзрд┐рдХреЛ┬ардпрддреНрдирдГ┬ардХрд░реНрдорд╕реВрдкрдкрджреНрдпрддреЗ,┬ардЖрд╢рд┐рд╖рд╛рдВ┬ардмрд╛рд╣реБрд▓реНрдпрджрд░реНрд╢рдирд╛рддреН┬а-┬ардЗрджрдВ┬ардореЗ┬ард╕реНрдпрд╛рджрд┐рджрдВ┬ардореЗ┬ард╕реНрдпрд╛рджрд┐рддрд┐┬аред┬ардЙрдкрд╛рдпрддреНрд╡рд╛рдЪреНрдЪ┬аред┬ардЙрдкрд╛рдпрднреВрддрд╛рдирд┐┬ард╣рд┐┬ардХрд░реНрдорд╛рдгрд┐┬ард╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рдВ┬ардкреНрд░рддрд┐┬ардЗрддреНрдпрд╡реЛрдЪрд╛рдо┬аред┬ардЙрдкрд╛рдпреЗ┬ардЪ┬ардЕрдзрд┐рдХреЛ┬ардпрддреНрдирдГ┬ардХрд░реНрддрд╡реНрдпрдГ,┬арди┬ардЙрдкреЗрдпреЗ┬аред┬ардХрд░реНрдордирд┐рдорд┐рддреНрддрддреНрд╡рд╛рджреНрд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рдпрд╛┬ардпрддреНрдирд╛рдиреНрддрд░рд╛рдирд░реНрдердХреНрдпрдорд┐рддрд┐┬ардЪреЗрддреН┬а-┬ардХрд░реНрдорднреНрдп┬ардПрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрд╡реЛрдкрдЪрд┐рддрджреБрд░рд┐рддрдкреНрд░рддрд┐рдмрдиреНрдзрдХреНрд╖рдпрд╛рджреНрд╡рд┐рджреНрдпреЛрддреНрдкрджреНрдпрддреЗ┬ардЪреЗрддреН┬а,┬ардХрд░реНрдорднреНрдпрдГ┬ардкреГрдердЧреБрдкрдирд┐рд╖рдЪреНрдЫреНрд░рд╡рдгрд╛рджрд┐рдпрддреНрдиреЛрд╜рдирд░реНрдердХ┬ардЗрддрд┐┬ардЪреЗрддреН┬а,┬арди┬а;┬ардирд┐рдпрдорд╛рднрд╛рд╡рд╛рддреН┬аред┬арди┬ард╣рд┐, тАШрдкреНрд░рддрд┐рдмрдиреНрдзрдХреНрд╖рдпрд╛рджреЗрд╡┬ард╡рд┐рджреНрдпреЛрддреНрдкрджреНрдпрддреЗ,┬ардирддреНрд╡реАрд╢реНрд╡рд░рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рджрддрдкреЛрдзреНрдпрд╛рдирд╛рджреНрдпрдиреБрд╖реНрдард╛рдирд╛рддреНтАЩ┬ардЗрддрд┐┬ардирд┐рдпрдореЛрд╜рд╕реНрддрд┐┬а;┬ардЕрд╣рд┐рдВрд╕рд╛рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдордЪрд░реНрдпрд╛рджреАрдирд╛рдВ┬ардЪ┬ард╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рдВ┬ардкреНрд░рддреНрдпреБрдкрдХрд╛рд░рдХрддреНрд╡рд╛рддреН┬а,┬ард╕рд╛рдХреНрд╖рд╛рджреЗрд╡┬ардЪ┬ардХрд╛рд░рдгрддреНрд╡рд╛рдЪреНрдЫреНрд░рд╡рдгрдордирдирдирд┐рджрд┐рдзреНрдпрд╛рд╕рдирд╛рджреАрдирд╛рдореН┬аред┬ардЕрддрдГрд╕рд┐рджреНрдзрд╛рдиреНрдпрд╛рд╢реНрд░рдорд╛рдиреНрддрд░рд╛рдгрд┐┬аред┬ард╕рд░реНрд╡реЗрд╖рд╛рдВ┬ардЪрд╛рдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░реЛ┬ард╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рдпрд╛рдореН┬а,┬ардкрд░рдВ┬ардЪ┬ард╢реНрд░реЗрдпрдГ┬ардХреЗрд╡рд▓рд╛рдпрд╛┬ард╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рдпрд╛┬ардПрд╡реЗрддрд┐┬ард╕рд┐рджреНрдзрдореН┬арее


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рдХрд░реНрдордлрд▓рдмрд╛рд╣реБрд▓реНрдпрд╛рдЪреНрдЪ┬аред┬ардкреБрддреНрд░рд╕реНрд╡рд░реНрдЧрдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдорд╡рд░реНрдЪрд╕рд╛рджрд┐рд▓рдХреНрд╖рдгрд╕реНрдп┬ардХрд░реНрдордлрд▓рд╕реНрдпрд╛рд╕рдЩреНрдЦреНрдпреЗрдпрддреНрд╡рд╛рддреН┬арддрддреНрдкреНрд░рддрд┐┬ардЪ┬ардкреБрд░реБрд╖рд╛рдгрд╛рдВ┬ардХрд╛рдордмрд╛рд╣реБрд▓реНрдпрд╛рддреНрддрджрд░реНрдердГ┬ард╢реНрд░реБрддреЗрд░рдзрд┐рдХреЛ┬ардпрддреНрдирдГ┬ардХрд░реНрдорд╕реВрдкрдкрджреНрдпрддреЗ,┬ардЖрд╢рд┐рд╖рд╛рдВ┬ардмрд╛рд╣реБрд▓реНрдпрджрд░реНрд╢рдирд╛рддреН┬а-┬ардЗрджрдВ┬ардореЗ┬ард╕реНрдпрд╛рджрд┐рджрдВ┬ардореЗ┬ард╕реНрдпрд╛рджрд┐рддрд┐┬аред┬ардЙрдкрд╛рдпрддреНрд╡рд╛рдЪреНрдЪ┬аред┬ардЙрдкрд╛рдпрднреВрддрд╛рдирд┐┬ард╣рд┐┬ардХрд░реНрдорд╛рдгрд┐┬ард╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рдВ┬ардкреНрд░рддрд┐┬ардЗрддреНрдпрд╡реЛрдЪрд╛рдо┬аред┬ардЙрдкрд╛рдпреЗ┬ардЪ┬ардЕрдзрд┐рдХреЛ┬ардпрддреНрдирдГ┬ардХрд░реНрддрд╡реНрдпрдГ,┬арди┬ардЙрдкреЗрдпреЗ┬аред┬ардХрд░реНрдордирд┐рдорд┐рддреНрддрддреНрд╡рд╛рджреНрд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рдпрд╛┬ардпрддреНрдирд╛рдиреНрддрд░рд╛рдирд░реНрдердХреНрдпрдорд┐рддрд┐┬ардЪреЗрддреН┬а-┬ардХрд░реНрдорднреНрдп┬ардПрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрд╡реЛрдкрдЪрд┐рддрджреБрд░рд┐рддрдкреНрд░рддрд┐рдмрдиреНрдзрдХреНрд╖рдпрд╛рджреНрд╡рд┐рджреНрдпреЛрддреНрдкрджреНрдпрддреЗ┬ардЪреЗрддреН┬а,┬ардХрд░реНрдорднреНрдпрдГ┬ардкреГрдердЧреБрдкрдирд┐рд╖рдЪреНрдЫреНрд░рд╡рдгрд╛рджрд┐рдпрддреНрдиреЛрд╜рдирд░реНрдердХ┬ардЗрддрд┐┬ардЪреЗрддреН┬а,┬арди┬а;┬ардирд┐рдпрдорд╛рднрд╛рд╡рд╛рддреН┬аред┬арди┬ард╣рд┐, тАШрдкреНрд░рддрд┐рдмрдиреНрдзрдХреНрд╖рдпрд╛рджреЗрд╡┬ард╡рд┐рджреНрдпреЛрддреНрдкрджреНрдпрддреЗ,┬ардирддреНрд╡реАрд╢реНрд╡рд░рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рджрддрдкреЛрдзреНрдпрд╛рдирд╛рджреНрдпрдиреБрд╖реНрдард╛рдирд╛рддреНтАЩ┬ардЗрддрд┐┬ардирд┐рдпрдореЛрд╜рд╕реНрддрд┐┬а;┬ардЕрд╣рд┐рдВрд╕рд╛рдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдордЪрд░реНрдпрд╛рджреАрдирд╛рдВ┬ардЪ┬ард╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рдВ┬ардкреНрд░рддреНрдпреБрдкрдХрд╛рд░рдХрддреНрд╡рд╛рддреН┬а,┬ард╕рд╛рдХреНрд╖рд╛рджреЗрд╡┬ардЪ┬ардХрд╛рд░рдгрддреНрд╡рд╛рдЪреНрдЫреНрд░рд╡рдгрдордирдирдирд┐рджрд┐рдзреНрдпрд╛рд╕рдирд╛рджреАрдирд╛рдореН┬аред┬ардЕрддрдГрд╕рд┐рджреНрдзрд╛рдиреНрдпрд╛рд╢реНрд░рдорд╛рдиреНрддрд░рд╛рдгрд┐┬аред┬ард╕рд░реНрд╡реЗрд╖рд╛рдВ┬ардЪрд╛рдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░реЛ┬ард╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рдпрд╛рдореН┬а,┬ардкрд░рдВ┬ардЪ┬ард╢реНрд░реЗрдпрдГ┬ардХреЗрд╡рд▓рд╛рдпрд╛┬ард╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рдпрд╛┬ардПрд╡реЗрддрд┐┬ард╕рд┐рджреНрдзрдореН┬арее



regs,
sriram

On Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 11:12:33 AM UTC+5:30, Venkata Sriram wrote:
Namaste,

Just aside:

Shankara Bhagavatpada while commenting on 11th anuvAka of shIkSAvalli, says:

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рдЕрдЧреНрдирд┐рд╣реЛрддреНрд░рд╛рджрд┐рдХрд░реНрдо┬ардкреНрд░рддрд┐┬ард╢реНрд░реБрддреЗрд░рдзрд┐рдХреЛ┬ардпрддреНрдирдГ┬а;┬ардорд╣рд╛рдВрд╢реНрдЪрдХрд░реНрдордгреНрдпрд╛рдпрд╛рд╕рдГ,┬ардЕрдиреЗрдХрд╕рд╛рдзрдирд╕рд╛рдзреНрдпрддреНрд╡рд╛рджрдЧреНрдирд┐рд╣реЛрддреНрд░рд╛рджреАрдирд╛рдореН┬а;┬арддрдкреЛрдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдордЪрд░реНрдпрд╛рджреАрдирд╛рдВ┬ардЪ┬ардЗрддрд░рд╛рд╢реНрд░рдордХрд░реНрдордгрд╛рдВ┬ардЧрд╛рд░реНрд╣рд╕реНрдереНрдпреЗрд╜рдкрд┐┬ард╕рдорд╛рдирддреНрд╡рд╛рджрд▓реНрдкрд╕рд╛рдзрдирд╛рдкреЗрдХреНрд╖рддреНрд╡рд╛рдЪреНрдЪреЗрддрд░реЗрд╖рд╛рдВ┬арди┬ардпреБрдХреНрддрд╕реНрддреБрд▓реНрдпрд╡рджреНрд╡рд┐рдХрд▓реНрдк┬ардЖрд╢реНрд░рдорд┐рднрд┐рд╕реНрддрд╕реНрдпрдЗрддрд┐┬ардЪреЗрддреН┬а,┬арди┬а;┬ардЬрдиреНрдорд╛рдиреНрддрд░рдХреГрддрд╛рдиреБрдЧреНрд░рд╣рд╛рддреН┬аред┬ардпрджреБрдХреНрддрдВ┬ардХрд░реНрдордгрд┐┬ард╢реНрд░реБрддреЗрд░рдзрд┐рдХреЛ┬ардпрддреНрди┬ардЗрддреНрдпрд╛рджрд┐,┬ардирд╛рд╕реМ┬арджреЛрд╖рдГ,┬ардпрддреЛ┬ардЬрдиреНрдорд╛рдиреНрддрд░рдХреГрддрдордкреНрдпрдЧреНрдирд┐рд╣реЛрддреНрд░рд╛рджрд┐рд▓рдХреНрд╖рдгрдВ┬ардХрд░реНрдо┬ардмреНрд░рд╣реНрдордЪрд░реНрдпрд╛рджрд┐рд▓рдХреНрд╖рдгрдВ┬ардЪрд╛рдиреБрдЧреНрд░рд╛рд╣рдХрдВ┬арднрд╡рддрд┐┬ард╡рд┐рджреНрдпреЛрддреНрдкрддреНрддрд┐рдВрдкреНрд░рддрд┐┬а;┬ардпреЗрди┬ардЪ┬ардЬрдиреНрдордиреИрд╡┬ард╡рд┐рд░рдХреНрддрд╛┬арджреГрд╢реНрдпрдиреНрддреЗ┬ардХреЗрдЪрд┐рддреН┬а;┬ардХреЗрдЪрд┐рддреНрддреБ┬ардХрд░реНрдорд╕реБ┬ардкреНрд░рд╡реГрддреНрддрд╛┬ардЕрд╡рд┐рд░рдХреНрддрд╛┬ард╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рд╡рд┐рджреНрд╡реЗрд╖рд┐рдгрдГ┬аред┬арддрд╕реНрдорд╛рдЬреНрдЬрдиреНрдорд╛рдиреНрддрд░рдХреГрддрд╕рдВрд╕реНрдХрд╛рд░реЗрднреНрдпреЛ┬ард╡рд┐рд░рдХреНрддрд╛рдирд╛рдорд╛рд╢реНрд░рдорд╛рдиреНрддрд░рдкреНрд░рддрд┐рдкрддреНрддрд┐рд░реЗрд╡реЗрд╖реНрдпрддреЗ┬аред┬ардХрд░реНрдордлрд▓рдмрд╛рд╣реБрд▓реНрдпрд╛рдЪреНрдЪ┬аред┬ардкреБрддреНрд░рд╕реНрд╡рд░реНрдЧрдмреНрд░рд╣реНрдорд╡рд░реНрдЪрд╕рд╛рджрд┐рд▓рдХреНрд╖рдгрд╕реНрдп┬ардХрд░реНрдордлрд▓рд╕реНрдпрд╛рд╕рдЩреНрдЦреНрдпреЗрдпрддреНрд╡рд╛рддреН┬арддрддреНрдкреНрд░рддрд┐┬ардЪ┬ардкреБрд░реБрд╖рд╛рдгрд╛рдВ┬ардХрд╛рдордмрд╛рд╣реБрд▓реНрдпрд╛рддреНрддрджрд░реНрдердГ┬ард╢реНрд░реБрддреЗрд░рдзрд┐рдХреЛ┬ардпрддреНрдирдГ┬ардХрд░реНрдорд╕реВрдкрдкрджреНрдпрддреЗ,┬а<span style="box-sizing: b

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