The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya: Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1
Religion
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya: Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1
Vedanta
Adhik. I, II, III (1-4; 5-6; 7) teach that the pra/n/as (by which
generic name are denoted the buddhindriyas, karmen-driyas, and the
manas) spring from Brahman; are eleven in number; and are of minute size
(a/n/u).
Adhik. IV, V, VI (8; 9-12; 13) inform us also that the mukhya pra/n/a,
i.e. the vital air, is produced from Brahman; that it is a principle
distinct from air in general and from the pra/n/as discussed above; and
that it is minute (a/n/u).
Adhik. VII and VIII (14-16; 17-19) teach that the pra/n/as are
superintended and guided in their activity by special divinities, and
that they are independent principles, not mere modifications of the
mukhya pra/n/a.
Adhik. IX (20-22) declares that the evolution of names and forms (the
namarupavyakara/n/a) is the work, not of the individual soul, but of the
Lord.
Notes:
[Footnote 13: Lokavat, Yatha loke raja/s/asananuvartina/m/ /k/a
rajanugrahanigrahak/ri/takhadukhayoges'pi na sa/s/ariraivamatre/n/a
sasake rajany api /s/asananuv/ri/ttyauv/ri/ttinimittasukhadukhayor
bhokt/ri/vaprasa@nga/h/. Yathaha Drami/d/abhashyakara/h/ yatha loke raja
pra/k/uradanda/s/uke ghores'narthasa/m/ka/t/es'pi prade/s/e
vartamanoszpi vyajanadyavadhutadeho doshair na sprisyate abhipreta/ms/
/k/a lokan paripipalayishati bhoga/ms/ /k/a gandhadin
avi/s/vajanopabhogyan dharayati tathasau loke/s/varo
bhramatsvasamait/h/ya/k/amato doshair na sp/ris/yate rakshati /k/a lokan
brahmalokadi/ms/ /k/avi/s/vajanopabhogyan dharayatiti.]
[Footnote 14: Givasya kart/ri/tva/m/ paramapurushayattam ity uktam.
Idanim kim aya/m/ giva/h/ parasmad atyantabhinna/h/ uta param eva brahma
bhrantam uta brahmaivopadhyava/kkh/innam atha brahma/ms/a iti
sa/m/sayyate /s/rutivipraticpatte/h/ sa/m/saya/h/. Nanu tadananyam
arambha/n/a/s/abdadibhya/h/ adhika/m/ tu bhedanirdesad ity atraivayam
aitho nir/n/ita/h/ Satya/m/ sa eva nanatvaikatva/s/rutivipratipattya
skshipya jivasya brahma/ms/atvopapadanena vi/s/eshato nir/n/iyate. Yavad
dhi jivasya brahma/m/satva/m/ na nir/n/itam tavaj jivasya
brahmanosnanyatva/m/ brahma/n/as tasmad adhikatva/m/ /k/a na
pratitish/th/ati. Ki/m/ tavat praptam. Atyanta/m/ bhinna iti. Kuta/h/.
J/n/aj/n/nau dvav ityadibhedanirde/s/at. J/n/aj/n/ayor abheda/s/rutayas
tv agnina si/nk/ed itivad viruddharthapratipadanad aupa/k/arikya/h/,
Brahma/n/os/ms/o jiva ity api na sadhiya/h/, ekavastvekade/s/ava/k/i hy
a/ms/a/s/sabda/h/, jivasya brahmaikade/s/atve tadgata dosha brahma/n/i
bhaveyu/h/. Na /k/a brahmakha/nd/o jiva ity a/ms/atvopapatti/h/
kha/nd/ananarhatvad brahma/n/a/h/ praguktadoshaprasa@nga/k/ /k/a, tasmad
atyantabhinnasya tada/ms/atva/m/ durupapadam. Yadva bhranta/m/ brahmaiva
jiva/h/. Kuta/h/. Tat tvam asi ayam atma
brahmetyadibrahmatmabhavopade/s/at, nanatmatvavadinyas tu
pratyakshadisiddharthanuvaditvad ananyathasiddhadvaitopade/s/aparabhi/h/
/s/rutibhi/h/ pratyakshadaya/s/ /k/a avidyantargata/h/
khyapyante.--Athava brahmaivanadyupadhyava/kkh/inna/m/ jiva/h/. Kuta/h/.
Tata eva brahmatmabhavopade/s/at.
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