[Advaita-l] [advaitin] BrihadAraNyaka 4.3.19 and Aitareya 1.3.12

[V Subrahmanian]

Thanks Sudhanshu ji, what else is this other than drishti srishti...

regards
subbu

On Fri, Mar 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM Sudhanshu Shekhar <sudhanshu.iitk at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Namaste,
>
> in BrihadAraNyaka BhAshya 4.3.19, BhagvAn BhAshyakAra makes a reference to
> Aitareya 1.3.12. He says - तथा ‘न कञ्चन स्वप्नम्’ इति — *जागरितेऽपि यत्
> दर्शनम् , तदपि स्वप्नं मन्यते श्रुतिः*, अत आह — न कञ्चन स्वप्नं पश्यतीति
> ; तथा च श्रुत्यन्तरम् ‘तस्य त्रय आवसथास्त्रयः स्वप्नाः’ (ऐ. उ. १ । ३ । १२)
> इति ।
>
> In Aitareya 1.3.12, He says -  त्रयः स्वप्ना जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्त्याख्याः
> । *ननु जागरितं प्रबोधरूपत्वान्न स्वप्नः । नैवम् ; स्वप्न एव* । कथम् ?
> परमार्थस्वात्मप्रबोधाभावात् *स्वप्नवदसद्वस्तुदर्शनाच्च *।
>
> Thus, a complete identity of waking and dream states is posited on account
> of "darshana of non-existent vastu" i.e. asat-vastu-darshana. As Shruti
> elsewhere says that there are no chariots in dream and that it is created
> then. न तत्र रथा न रथयोगा न पन्थानो भवन्त्यथ रथान्रथयोगान्पथः सृजते.
>
> That identity of waking and dream is intended by Shruti is spoken in
> unambiguous manner by AchArya - *जागरितेऽपि यत् दर्शनम् , तदपि स्वप्नं
> मन्यते श्रुतिः. *
>
> Incidentally, it also proves that there is asat-vastu-darshana in deep
> sleep. And that is quite clear because in advaita siddhAnta,
> sAkshi-anubhava of bhAvarUpa-ajnAna, which is a mithyA vastu, is accepted
> in sushupti.
>
> Regards.
> Sudhanshu Shekhar.
>
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