[Advaita-l] A replica of Adhyasa Bhashya in the Gita Bhashya13.26 (V Subrahmanian)

[H S Chandramouli]

<< On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 10:26 AM V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

स्वेनैव कल्पिते देशे व्योम्नि यद्वद्घटादिकम् ।
तथा जीवाश्रिताऽविद्यां मन्यन्ते ज्ञानकोविदाः ॥

A pot for example, comes into being in the vast space and occupies a place
even while containing (pot)space within it. In the same way the jiva comes
into being and occupies a place in avidyA even while containing avidyA
within itself.  Thus do the wise hold.

>Would anyone please provide the reference of the above verse/mantra? >>,

Namaste.

This verse is cited in NyAyAmruta in support of its contention that jIva
cannot be Ashraya for avidyA. However it does not mention its origin.
Curiously in its response Advaita Sidhi cites the same verse and gives a
different interpretation to it, and contends that the verse does not
conflict with the contention of Sri Vachaspati Mishra in Bhamati that jIva
is the Ashraya for avidyA. Refer अद्वैतसिद्धिः

, अथाज्ञानवादेऽविद्याया वाचस्पतिसम्मतजीवाश्रयत्वोपपत्तिः (advaitasiddhiH

, athAj~nAnavAde.avidyAyA vAchaspatisammatajIvAshrayatvopapattiH ),
Ananthakrishna Shastri Edition.

However I must confess I am unable to make out which view the
interpretation given above supports !! No offence meant. It is just that I
do not understand it properly.
Regards

On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 10:26 AM V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> स्वेनैव कल्पिते देशे व्योम्नि यद्वद्घटादिकम् ।
> तथा जीवाश्रिताऽविद्यां मन्यन्ते ज्ञानकोविदाः ॥
>
> A pot for example, comes into being in the vast space and occupies a place
> even while containing (pot)space within it. In the same way the jiva comes
> into being and occupies a place in avidyA even while containing avidyA
> within itself.  Thus do the wise hold.
>
> >Would anyone please provide the reference of the above verse/mantra?
>
> Sri Anand Hudli had replied:
>
> Among the schools of advaita, the bhAmatI school has accepted the theory
> that the locus of avidyA is the individual soul, jIva. VAcaspati says
> in his bhAmatI (1.1.4), "na avidyA brahmAshrayA kiM tu jIve." The quote
> is probably from a later work, since I have seen a similar shloka in
> prakAshAnanda's Vedanta siddhAnta muktAvalI. amalAnanda, the author of
> the vedAnta-kalpataru commentary on the bhAmatI, also has defended
> vAcaspati's position. It is often pointed out that vAcaspati's position
> is similar to that of maNDana mishra in his brahmasiddhi, where he says,
>  "yattu kasya avidyeti, jIvAnAm iti brUmaH".
>
> regards
> subbu
>
>
> >
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