[Advaita-l] Fwd: 'Upadhi-mandanam' and 'Drishya-mithyatvam' - Srimad Bhagavatam

[V Subrahmanian]

In this chapter of the Bhagavatam, it is established by Anvaya-Vyatireka
(concordance and discordance) Nyaya (logic) that there is dualistic vision
only when there is the upadhi called mind, and when that upadhi is absent
there is no dualistic vision.
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दग्धाशयो मुक्तसमस्ततद्‍गुणो
नैवात्मनो बहिरन्तर्विचष्टे ।
परात्मनोर्यद् व्यवधानं पुरस्तात्
स्वप्ने यथा पुरुषस्तद्विनाशे ॥ २७ ॥
Since there is mind in the dream, there is the experience of difference,
bheda, in the form of self and not-self. But after the destruction of the
dream, one realizes that the experience of difference is not true.
(अनुष्टुप्)
आत्मानमिन्द्रियार्थं च परं यदुभयोरपि ।
सत्याशय उपाधौ वै पुमान् पश्यति नान्यदा ॥ २८ ॥
In the waking state, because of the presence of the mind, there is a
distinct experience of being different from others.
Only when there is an upadhi, there is the perception of difference in the
form of self-not-self. When that upadhi is not there, there is no dual
vision. Here in the illustration, when there are upadhis like water
(mirror), one has the distinction of oneself and his reflection. Without
those upadhi-s, there is no Bhedadarshan, perception of difference.
Similarly, in deep sleep, when the adjunct (upadhi) of mind is absent,
there is no dualistic vision.
Sridharaswamin's commentary on these verses is given below.
Thus Vedavyasa has upheld the upadhi mandanam (glorification of the upadhi)
and drishya mithyatva (unreality of the perceived world) in the Bhagavatam.
So we conclude that Vedavyasa has approved of the concept of upadhis (the
same way Advaita holds) and the unreality of the drishya, perceptual
duality by looking at what he has said here. It is well known that only
Advaita Darshana has recognised these principles. In Advaita alone the
pursuit of upadhi is not condemned, and the illusoriness of the drishya is
not condemned either.

See the two images of Sridhari commentary here:
https://groups.google.com/g/advaitin/c/UTySWzXIxOs

Om Tat Sat