[Advaita-l] mUlAvidyA in sUta samhita

[V Subrahmanian]

Thank you Raghav ji for that observation that is quite valid.  Maybe the
Bhashyas on the Patanjali Yoga Sutra in particular could be indicating a
causal sequence.  If you have the time kindly check here and report, if
any, for the benefit of all of us:

Yoga-vaiśāradī | Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai
<https://kymyogavaisharadi.org/display/bhashya/rajamartanda/iast>

regards
subbu

On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 3:05 PM Raghav Kumar Dwivedula via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Namaste Subbu ji
> An incidental observation which to me was significant is that the Patanjali
> yoga sutra 2.3 regarding 'avidyA asmitA rAga dveSha abhiniveSha kleshAH' is
> similar to the avidyA kAma karma causal chain in bhAShya as per the 14th
> century tAtparya-dIpikA of unknown authorship.
>
> I used to notice the similarity even before between bhAShya and pAtanjala
> yoga sUtra 2.3 , but none of the bhAShyas and vRttis on this sUtra (2.3)
> indicated any causal chain of connexion between avidyA and asmitA etc.
> (They seemed to treat them all at the same kevel).)
>
> Nevertheless yukti says that the bhAShya idea of avidyA being the cause for
> kAma which in turn leads to karma is compatible with the interpretation of
> the pAtanjala idea of avidyA causing asmitA (limited individuality or
> 'egoity'), which in turn leads to desires to find fullness i.e., rAga and
> dveSha whose nonfulfillment leads to abhiniveSha. (which prima facie is
> 'fear of death' but can very well represent all manner of complex emotions,
> anxieties and worries.)
>
> So this traditional reference given by you is helpful to assert the
> similarity between the two texts viz., bhAShya and yoga-sUtras.
>
> Om
> Raghav
>
> On Mon, 29 Jun, 2020, 6:50 AM V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l, <
> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the reference.  The shloka along with the commentary 'Tatparya
> > dipika' of 14th Century CE (sometimes admitted to be of Swami Vidyaranya,
> > but really not so) is available here for viewing:
> >
> >
> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YYkvDFPw-ObkjYYkHAOeknznPIvtOWo2pQ8ItyjkOd8/edit?usp=sharing
> >
> > The commentary gives the meaning 'mulajnana' for the term mulamaya, along
> > with an upanishadic reference implicitly: .avidya > kama > karma
> > (Brihadaranyaka) and Patanjali Yoga sutra: avidya asmita....
> >
> > I gave the above since the image can't be pasted here.
> >
> > The Brahmagita of the Skandapurana where the verse in question is present
> > is:  https://sanskritdocuments.org/doc_giitaa/brahmagiitaaskanda.html
> >
> > It is a delight to read the gist of various Upanishads in simple verse
> > form.
> >
> > regards
> > subbu
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 6:55 PM H S Chandramouli via Advaita-l <
> > advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Namaste.
> > >
> > > The concept and terminology of mUlAvidyA, as to whether it is coined by
> > > post-Shankara commentators or whether it is advanced by Sri
> Bhagavatpada
> > > himself in his bhAshyAs as well as referred to in the commentaries of
> his
> > > direct disciples, has been a point of contention between the
> protagonists
> > > and opponents of mUlAvidyA. So far I had not come across any references
> > to
> > > the possibility of the term mUlAvidyA being found in any pre-Shankara
> > > texts. However during the Upanyasa on Sutasamhita of Skandapurana by
> His
> > > Holiness Sri Sri Shankara Bhararti Mahaswamiji of Yadathore Math, KR
> > Nagar
> > > near Mysore in the early part of this month, it was brought out that a
> > > reference is indeed available in sUta samhita, which forms part pf
> skAnda
> > > purANa, written by Bhagavan Sri Veda Vyasa himself. I am copying below
> > the
> > > relevant part from the same. I believe this could be of some
> significance
> > > in the debate on the concept and terminology of mUlAvidyA.
> > >
> > > sUta samhita, Brahma GIta, Chapter 11 (covering Shvetasvatara Up),
> Verse
> > > 62  (Emphasis mine)
> > >
> > > <<  ज्ञात्वा देवं सर्वपाशापहानिः क्शीणैः
> क्लेशैर्जन्ममृर्त्यु्र्प्रहाणिः।
> > >
> > > तस्य ध्याना*न्मूलमाया*विभेदे विश्वैश्वर्यं याति कैवल्यरूपम् ॥  >>
> > >
> > > <<  j~nAtvA devaM sarvapAshApahAniH kshINaiH
> > > kleshairjanmamRRirtyurprahANiH|
> > >
> > > tasya dhyAnAn*mUlamAyA*vibhede vishvaishvaryaM yAti kaivalyarUpam ||
> >>
> > > Regards
> > >
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