[Advaita-l] {भारतीयविद्वत्परिषत्} who first coined the term "sad-asad-vilakshana"?

[Vikram Jagannathan]

Namaskaram Shri Krishna swami,

Adding to Shri Subbu ji's references, I am reminded of an old & excellent
email from Shri Vidyasankar ji on this subject:
https://lists.advaita-vedanta.org/archives/advaita-l/2001-July/001736.html

The crux is that, paraphrasing, though the term sad-asad-vilakshana is
perhaps coined by other acharyas, the spirit and intent of this term is
close to Swami Sankaracharya himself.

with humble prostrations,
Vikram


On Sat, Jan 27, 2024 at 12:33 AM V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Cited in the foreword to 'Panchapadika Vivaranam with two commentaries' by
> Polagam Rama Sastri: (Published by GOML, 1958, Madras):
>
> He cites this verse, in turn cited by Nagesha Bhatta, as from the
> Brihannaaradiya:
>
> नासद्रूपा न सद्रूपा माया नैवोभयात्मिका । अनिर्वाच्या ततो ज्ञेया मिथ्याभूता
> सनातनी ||
>
>   nAsadrUpA na sadrUpa naivobhayAtmikA. anirvAchyA tato jneyA mithyAbhUtA
> sanAtanI.
>
> Maya is neither sat, nor asat, nor sat-asat. It is anirvAchyA and hence to
> be known as mithya and anAdi.
>
> This tallies with the Shankara bhashyam: BSB 2.1.14:
>
> सर्वज्ञस्येश्वरस्यात्मभूते इवाविद्याकल्पिते नामरूपे तत्त्वान्यत्वाभ्याम
> निर्वचनीये संसारप्रपञ्चबीजभूते सर्वज्ञस्येश्वरस्य मायाशक्तिः प्रकृतिरिति च
> श्रुतिस्मृत्योरभिलप्येते ;
>
> This verse is found in Sourapurana
>
> https://www.transliteral.org/pages/z161205035011/view   with a variation
> only in the second half:
>
>  सदसद्भ्यामन्यरूपा मिथ्याभूता सनातना
>
> warm regards
> subrahmanian.v
>
> On Sat, Jan 27, 2024 at 10:59 AM Krishna Kashyap <kkashyap2011 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Namaste,
> >
> > Who first mentioned the term "sad-asad-vilakshana"
> > Was it Shankaracharya? or some other later Acharya?
> >
> > *Best Regards,*
> >
> > *Krishna Kashyap*
> >
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