[Advaita-l] Did Vyaasa mean Athaato Vishnu Jijnaasaa or Shiva Jijnaasaa?

[V Subrahmanian]

The book 'Vyāsatātparya nirṇaya' by Sri Ayyanna Dikṣhita is available in
Bangalore at a very small price.  The book has been translated by Vidwan
Sri Ranganatha Sharma in Kannada and is also available:

Contact the family of Sri M.S.Srinivasa Rao, Udaya Prakashana, 984, 11th A
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The book contains a section on Shiva-Vishnu discussion.

subrahmanian.v

2016-07-19 8:44 GMT+05:30 Venkatesh Murthy via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>:

> Namaste
>
> Guru or Vyaasa Poornima is today. We can ask - what is in the mind of
> Brahma Sutra Kaara Vyaasa? Advaita or Vaishnavism or Saivism?
>
> In the Prastaavanaa for the book Madhva Tantra Mukha Mardana it is written
> -
>
> सूत्राणां शिवविष्ण्वादिप्रतिपादकत्वे ’अथातो विष्णुजिञ्जासा’
> ’शिवजिञ्जासा’  इत्येवमेव सूत्रारम्भो भवेत् । न तथा दृश्यते ।
>
> If the Brahma Sutras are describing Vishnu or Siva they should begin
> with Athaato Vishnu Jijnaasaa or Athaato Siva Jijnaasaa. But we are
> not seeing that. We are seeing Athaato Brahma Jijnaasaa. This Brahma
> is the Brahman of the Upanishads.
>
> अतो वक्तव्यमेक एव परमसुखसाधकोऽर्थः सूत्राणामिति । ततः
> परिशेषाच्छ्रीशंकरभगवत्कृतभाष्यानुसार्येव सूत्रकृत्तात्पर्यविषय इति
> निश्चिनुमः । किंच कपिलकणादादिभिर्दर्शनकृद्भिः परपक्षदूषणप्रस्तावे
> अद्वैतमेव वेदान्तमतत्वेनानूद्य दूषितं, तत्समये भगवान् बादरायण एव
> वेदान्ती नान्यः कश्चन । न हि तदन्येन केनापि वेदान्तार्थनिर्णयाय
> सूत्राणि कृतानि सन्ति । अतोऽपि व्यासस्याद्वैत एव तात्पर्यं
> कपिलादिमहर्षिसाक्षिकं निर्भयमुद्घोषयामः ।
> Therefore the meaning of Sutras is the Supreme Happiness and it is by
> following Sankara Bhagavat Pada and it is the essence of the
> Sutrakaara. The Kapila and Kanada philosophers are keeping Advaita
> only as Vedanta Mata when they are describing Purva Paksha. That time
> Bhagavan Badarayana is the Vedanti but not others. Therefore the
> essence of Vyaasa is Advaita only. We can claim this without fear.
>
> व्यासभगवतः अद्वैत एव तात्पर्यमित्येतद्दीक्षितवंशजैरेव कृते
> व्यासतात्पर्यनिर्णये विस्तरशो द्रष्टव्यम् ।
>
> Appayya Deekshita's family member has shown in Vyasa Tatparya Nirnaya
> how Vyasa Bhagavan's Brahma Sutra's essence is Advaita only.
>
> --
> Regards
>
> -Venkatesh
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