shrImatsanatsujAtIyabhAShye Adima.m vAkyam ..

[Aravind Krishna]

The first sentence of bagavatpAdAchAryA’s commentary on snatsujAtIya is set
to be the most concise and beautiful summary of Vedanta. Here it is,


     shrIH
svatashchitsadAnandAdvitIyabrahmasvarUpo.apyAtmA  svAshrayayA svaviShyayA
avidyA svAnubhavagamyayA sAbhAsayA
svAbhaavikachitsadAnandAdvitIyabrahmAtmabhAvAtpracyutaH
anAtmani dehAdau AtmabhAvamApannaH aprAptAsheShapuruShArthaH
prAptAsheShAnarthaH avidyAkarmaparikalpitaireva
sAdhanairiShTaprAptimaniShTaparihR^iti.m
chAkAN^xan laukIkavaidIkasAdhanairanuShThitairapi paramapuruShArthe
moxAkhyamalabhamAno
makaraadibhiriva raagadveShaadibhiritastataH AkR^iShyamANaH
suranaratiryagaadiprabhedabhinnaasu
nAnAyoniShu  parivartamAno muhyamAnaH sa.msaran katha.mchit puNyavashAt
vedoditena
IshvarArthakarmAnuShThAnenApagataraagaadimalaH
anityAdidoShadarshanenotpannehaamutraphalabhogavirAgaH
vedAntebhyaH pratIyamAna.m brahmAtmabhAva.m bubhutsuH
vedoditashamadamaadisaadhanasa.mpannaH
brahmavidamAchAryamupetya AchAryAnusAreNa vedAntashravaNAdinA aha.m
brahmAsmi iti brahmAtmatattvamavagamya
nivR^ittaGYAnatatkAryaH brahmarUpo.avitiShThate itoya.m vedAntAnA.m maryAdA
.

.. iti shrImacchha.mkarabhagavatpAdaiH anugR^ihIte
shrImatsanatsujAtIyabhAShye Adima.m vAkyam ..

Aravind




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