[Advaita-l] The Purport of Creation-passages in the Upanishads

Kathirasan K brahmasatyam at gmail.com
Mon Feb 15 18:01:29 CST 2010


Namaste ji,

The other karika verse is quoted in 2.1.9 bhasya.

On 16 February 2010 01:17, V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you Kathirasan ji,
>
> What you have suggested is indeed in the Sutra bhashya 1.4.14:
>
> The context is about the various illustrations given to explain
> creation.  The Acharya says:
>
>
> तथा च संप्रदायविदो वदन्ति - [Thus say the knowers of the tradition (of
> teaching the Vedanta)] -
> मृल्लोहविस्फुलिङ्गाद्यैः सृष्टिर्या चोदिताऽन्यथा ।
> उपायः सोऽवताराय नास्ति भेदः कथञ्चन ॥ (Mandukya KArikA 3.15)
>
> Now, while looking into this Sutra Bhashya, I suddenly recalled that
> what I had seen a few days ago and made a request for a reference is
> this kaarikA -
>
> अनादिमायया सुप्तो यदा जीवः प्रबुध्यते ।
> अजमनिद्रमस्वप्नं अद्वैतं बुध्यते तदा ॥ 1.16 ||
> //When the jiva, asleep under the influence of beginningless maya, is
> awakened, it then realizes birthless, sleepless and dreamless
> Non—duality.//
>
> I have a BSB Ashtekar Edition 1918 which gives a list of quotations
> used by the Acharya in the BSB and lists the above verse therein.  But
> the cross reference of the Sutra bhashya is not given.  Could you
> kindly help me locate this sutra bhashya?
> There too, I remember now that the Acharya had said while quoting this kArikA:
> //तथा च संप्रदायविदो वदन्ति - [Thus say the knowers of the tradition
> (of teaching the Vedanta)] //
>
> Namaste.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Kathirasan K <brahmasatyam at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Namaste,
>>
>> Pertaining to your request, it has to be either Sutra 1.4.14 or 2.1.9
>> that you are searching for.
>>
>> On 15 February 2010 18:42, V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com> wrote:
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Kathirasan


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