[Advaita-l] Prajnaghana brahma

[H S Chandramouli]

Namaste.

2018-07-06 16:04 GMT+05:30 Venkatraghavan S via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>  wrote

<< In 4.5.13 of the brihadAraNyaka, Brahman is equated with prajnAnaghana
*स* यथा सैन्धवघनोऽनन्तरोऽबाह्यः कृत्स्नो रसघन एवैवं वा
अरेऽयमात्मानन्तरोऽबाह्यः कृत्स्नः *प्रज्ञानघन एव* एतेभ्यो भूतेभ्यः समुत्थाय
तान्येवानुविनश्यति न प्रेत्य संज्ञास्तीत्यरे ब्रवीमीति होवाच याज्ञवल्क्यः ॥
१३ ॥
In this context, Brahman is compared to a lump of salt and said to be
homogenous, without an interior or exterior, devoid of particularisation -
it is of the nature of pure intelligence.  Here by equating Brahman to
prajnAnaghana,  consciousness that is totally devoid of particulars
(including in an undifferentiated, causal seed form) is meant.>>,

In BUB 2-4-12 also, the context is the same as in 4-5-13 cited above namely
lump of salt illustration. In fact the lump of salt illustration is far
more elaborately presented in the Bhashya on 2-4-12. There the word
विज्ञानघनः  (vij~nAnaghanaH) is used instead. The Bhashya explains as to
how this word is to be split for proper understanding. It states

<<विज्ञानं च तद्घनश्चेति विज्ञानघनः >>

<< vij~nAnaM cha tadghanashcheti vij~nAnaghanaH >>.

प्रज्ञानघन (prajnanaghana) in 4-5-13 also is to be similarly understood as

<< प्रज्ञानंच तद्घनश्चेति प्रज्ञानघनः >>

<< praj~nAnaMcha tadghanashcheti praj~nAnaghanaH  >>.



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