[Advaita-l] 'Adhyaropa apavada' found in Vivarana and other texts

[V Subrahmanian]

Namaste

In the following URL one can see instances of Adhyaropa Apavada mentioned
in an assortment of texts:

Shankara Gita Bhashya, Siddhanta Lesha Sangraha (Sri Appayya Dikshitar),
Nyayanirnaya (Anandagiri), gloss on Shankara Bhashy, Bhashyaa Ratnaprabha
gloss (on Shankara Sutra bhashya), Nyaya Raksha mani of  Appayya Dikshitar,
Purnandiya on Ratnaprabha, Vaktavya Kashika on the Panchapadika of
Padmapada, Vedanta Sara of Sadananda.

It is widely known that Swami Vidyaranya was Vivarana.  In the Panchadashi
we find this.

https://tinyurl.com/4wczvdrd

Panchadashi

आत्मा वा इअदमित्यादौ परोक्षं ब्रह्मलक्षितम् ।

*अध्यारोपापवादाभ्यां *प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म दर्शितम् ॥ ६८॥


In all the above instances, the AA nyaya is approvingly
cited/used/mentioned.

It can't be said that post Shankara Advaitins did not know this or did not
approve of it.

warm regards

subbu