[Advaita-l] [advaitin] Yet another Mahavakya in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

[H S Chandramouli]

Namaste.

There is considerable difference of opinion amongst Commentators on the
question of vidhi  in respect of shravana/manana/nididhyasana.

In this regard, Swami Sureswaracharya observes , in his Vartika, that while
there can be no vidhi in respect of jnAna, being vastu tantra, both
shravana and manana are to be categorized as vidhis, both being
purushatantra.

BUBV 2-4-121/122.

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