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Sudip Haldar

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Jul 14, 2022, 9:05:48 AM7/14/22

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Dear Scholars,

I am looking for a reference for the dialogue between guru Vadva and Vashkiali.

Please let me know where I can find it.

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Sudip Haldar

V Subrahmanian

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Jul 14, 2022, 2:00:27 PM7/14/22

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On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 6:35 PM Sudip Haldar <sudiph...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Scholars,
I am looking for a reference for the dialogue between guru Vadva and Vashkiali.

I think you mean this dialogue cited by Shankaracharya in the Brahmasutra Bhashya 3.2.17 -

बाष्कलिना च बाध्वः पृष्टः सन् अवचनेनैव ब्रह्म प्रोवाचेति श्रूयते — ‘स होवाचाधीहि भो इति स तूष्णीं बभूव तं ह द्वितीये तृतीये वा वचन उवाच ब्रूमः खलु त्वं तु न विजानासि । उपशान्तोऽयमात्मा’ इति ।

The meaning is: Bashkali approached Badhva for Brahmavidya: He asked 'Please instruct me'. The latter remained silent. The aspirant persisted, for the second and the third time. The Acharya replied: I am replying indeed but you do not get it: The Atman is Quiescence.

The source of the passage is not known.

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subrahmanian.v

Please let me know where I can find it.
with regards
Sudip Haldar

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Vishal Agarwal

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Jul 17, 2022, 10:11:29 PM7/17/22

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This does not exist in any surviving Shruti text. I suppose you are referring to the dialog cited in Shariraka Bhashya.

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Vishal Agarwal

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V Subrahmanian

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Jul 18, 2022, 1:14:28 AM7/18/22

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Yes. The reference to the source of that dialogue is not given in the bhashya or by the editors. We just see it is 'shrUyte'. What shruti is not known.

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Sudip Haldar

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Jul 19, 2022, 5:19:39 PM7/19/22

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Thank You so much, Subrahmanian Ji. I apologize for the late response. I'm sorry for that. I have a question. Is it possible for the great Samkaracarya, who used some rare/unknown references for his work?

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V Subrahmanian

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Jul 20, 2022, 3:52:35 AM7/20/22

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On Wed, 20 Jul 2022, 2:49 am Sudip Haldar, <sudiph...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank You so much, Subrahmanian Ji. I apologize for the late response. I'm sorry for that. I have a question. Is it possible for the great Samkaracarya, who used some rare/unknown references for his work?

If I understand correctly what you ask, my reply is: It is possible that the source of this dialogue was well known to Vedantins of his times. So he didn't mention the source.

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Vishal Agarwal

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Jul 23, 2022, 2:34:16 AM7/23/22

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Both the Rishis mentioned in this non traceable Shruti passage are associated with Rigveda. The only non extant Rigvedic text quoted by Shankaracharya is Paingi Rahasya Brahmana (also in Shariraka Bhashya). It is possible that the passage is from this Rahasya Brahmana.

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Vishal Agarwal

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