[Advaita-l] Question on adhyaasa

[V Subrahmanian]

On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 2:17 PM Venkatraghavan S <agnimile at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry to trouble, but would it be possible to post the text. Not on
> Facebook.
>

Venkat ji,

I had already posted the text of the comment: [I had only given the link
for those who might want to read more from the poster's FB wall.]

Acharya does not elaborate much on this. In Upadesha Sahasri 1.58, refuting
the objection of Nihilism, He says,

" Atman, like space is not in actual contact with anything. Just as nothing
is bereft of space though space is not in actual contact with them, so
Anatma is not bereft of Atman though Atman has no actual contact with them.
"

In Samkshepa Shariraka, the topic is dealt in details -

When a silver is superimposed on shell, the " This " aspect (इदमंश) of the
shell is superimposed on the illusory silver, since the Adhyasa is : " This
is a silver. " Here, इदमंश of the shell is the सामान्यांश, which gets
superimposed on the illusory silver during अन्योन्याध्यास.

Similarly, during the संसर्गाध्यास of Atman on Anatma, only those aspects
of Atman EXCEPT the " Infinite Bliss " (पूर्णानन्दत्वरूप) aspect get
superimposed.

Objection :- Nirvisesha Atma being devoid of Amsa / Dharma, cannot have any
सामान्यांश and विशेषांश.

The answer to the objection is somewhat abstruse. I prefer to write in
Hindi :

// निर्विशेष आत्मा स्वरूपतः निर्धर्मक होनेपर भी सांशत्व औपचारिकरूप से
(व्यवहार के सामर्थ्य बलपर) सिद्ध ही हैं - अविद्यावशतः अखण्ड चैतन्य में भी
जीवत्व, ईश्वरत्व आदि सांशत्व विद्यमान हैं ।

जब " इदं " अंश का रजत में आरोप होता है तो " इदं " स्वरूपतः सत्य होनेपर भी
रजततादात्म्यापन्नरूप से अर्थात् रजतसम्बद्धरूप से मिथ्या है ; इसी तरह आत्मा
में अनात्मा का अध्यास होनेसे आत्मा यद्यपि स्वरूपतः सत्य है, किन्तु
अनात्मतादात्म्यापन्नरूप से अर्थात् अविद्याप्रयुक्त अनात्मसम्बद्धरूप से
मिथ्या है ; अतः इस मिथ्या आत्मा का अनात्मा में (पूर्णानन्दरूपत्व व्यतीत
अन्य रूपत्वेन) अध्यास संभव होता है //

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Mimamsa, etc.

regards
subrahmanian.v

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> Venkatraghavan
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