[Advaita-l] An interesting observation on the epithet 'sampradayavit' by Shankara

[V Subrahmanian]

The epithet 'sampradayavit' is employed by Shankara in the prasthana traya
bhashya on the following four occasions:

तथा च सम्प्रदायविदो वदन्ति — ‘मृल्लोहविस्फुलिङ्गाद्यैः सृष्टिर्या
चोदितान्यथा । उपायः सोऽवताराय नास्ति भेदः कथञ्चन’ (मा. का. ३ । १५)
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इति ।
Brahma sutra bhashya 1.4.14  (The cited verse is Gaudapada Karika 3.15)

अत्रोक्तं वेदान्तार्थसम्प्रदायविद्भिराचार्यैः — ‘ अनादिमायया सुप्तो यदा
जीवः प्रबुध्यते । अजमनिद्रमस्वप्नमद्वैतं बुध्यते तदा’ (मा. का. १ । १६)
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इति । Brahmasutra
bhashya 2.1.9 (The cited verse is Gaudapada Karika 1.16)


तथा हि सम्प्रदायविदां वचनम् — ‘अध्यारोपापवादाभ्यां निष्प्रपञ्चं
प्रपञ्च्यते’ ( ? ) इति ।

Bhagavadgita bhashyam: 13.13 ((The cited verse is Gaudapada's Uttara Gita
Bhashya)

अत्र च सम्प्रदायविद आख्यायिकां सम्प्रचक्षते — कश्चित्किल राजपुत्रः
Brihadaranyaka Up.bhashya 2.1.20  (This is a story related by Shankara as
popular in some text not known to me.)

What is surprising is that all the first three instances are from
Gaudapadacharya's pen.  The third one, Uttaragita bhashya, is largely
admitted as a genuine work of Gaudapadacharya. Could it be that
Shankaracharya knew this work of his Paramaguru?

regards
subbu