The Tattva-MuktavaliGaudapurnanandacakravarti, active 17th century
Religion
The Tattva-Muktavali
Gaudapurnanandacakravarti, active 17th century
Dvaita (Vedanta) -- Early works to 1800; Hindu philosophy -- Early works to 1800
35. The perception of the conventional meaning of words is aroused
by the dialogue of the orderer and the ordered; and afterwards by
insertion and omission the child becomes thoroughly skilled in the
use of the words. [Footnote: Cf. Sâhityadarpa.na, ii. "On the old
man's saying, when giving directions to the middle-aged man," etc.
The Sâhitya D. uses the terms __âvâpoddhârau__, the
Siddhântamuktâvalî (p. 80) uses __âvâpodvâpan__].
36. So through hearing the words of the teacher and repeated study
of the šâstras the conventional meaning of such words as Brahman,
etc., is assuredly produced in the pupil.
37. This earth must surely have had a maker; for its having the
nature of an effect is a sign, just as we see to be the case in
pots, etc.
38. If it is established that the supreme Lord is the maker, then
his having a body follows as a matter of course [Footnote: This is
one of the tenets of Râmânujas as well as Pûr.naprajñas.]; for in
all effects, as pots and the like, the maker is seen to have a body
and not to be bodiless.
39. [The objector urges] "If the supreme Lord has a body, then he
will be like to beings such as we are; there cannot be a maker
without an intermediate agency [Footnote: The __vyâpâra__ or
intermediate agency is defined as __taj-janyatve sati taj-janya-
janako hi vyâpâra.h__],--I see no difference whatever."
40. But great is the difference which is declared to exist between
the Adorable Lord and men working with spades, sickles, ploughshares,
and hands; these are helpless in the six waves [Footnote: Compare
the memorial line, __Šokamohau jarâm.rityû kshutpipâse
sha.dûrmaya.h__.] (of human infirmity,) and wearied with the burden
of labour,--He effects everything by a mere motion of his brow.
41. The Master can make, not make [Footnote: With this curious use
of __akartum__ (extending the analogy of such forms as __akurvan,
ak.ritvâ__, etc.) cf. Theognis, 621: {Greek: __pas tis ploúsion
ándpa tíei atíei dè penixrón__}. Cf. Shilleto, Cambridge Journ. of
Philology, 1876, p. 161.], and alter; hence one may learn that vast
is the interval between the two.
42. If the body is called the site of enjoyment, it is well known
that this definition will hold good (even in this highest case
[Footnote: Could __loke__ mean that it will hold good "of the world"
as his body?]),--there is nothing deficient but everything is present
in the Lord's body [Footnote: Cf. "Whose body nature is and God the
soul."], since He is the husband of Lakshmî.
43. "Every body is influenced by deserts,"--if this universal law is
accepted, then He who is the Maker of all must be impelled [to create
the world] by the deserts which dominate over beings like us
[Footnote: __I.e.__ he creates the world to give their deserts to the
different souls.]
44. "Every body must be non-eternal,"--this is a general law, yet
still Κvara's body may be eternal; for earth is everywhere seen to
be non-eternal, while in the form of its atoms it is eternal.
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