[Advaita-l] The unreal can indicate the real

[V Subrahmanian]

In the Brahma sutra bhashya 2.1.14, Shankara, while saying that the Veda,
though not absolutely real, paramārthika,  अत्र वेदा अवेदा (Brihadaranyaka
Upanishad 4.3.22)  yet can produce un-sublatable result of moksha, through
jnanam, gives the analogy of a dream that can indicate a future event in
the waking.  He also gives the example of scripts that are not absolute yet
producing the knowledge of sound that is absolute:   तथा
अकारादिसत्याक्षरप्रतिपत्तिर्दृष्टा रेखानृताक्षरप्रतिपत्तेः ।   'rekha' =
the script written in any language to represent sound. In this short video
we see a demonstration of Shankara's statement. In fact even with reference
to a single language, we do come across changes in the way a particular
script is rendered.  We ourselves are witness to such changes in Kannda,
Tamil, etc. in our own lifetime.

https://youtube.com/shorts/pKkYQtEqIdI?si=pjJKSZI-H8NoRtWL

warm regards
subbu