सूक्ष्मं प्रमाणतश्च, तथोपलब्धेः ॥ ९ ॥ sūkṣmaṃ pramāṇataśca, tathopalabdheḥ || 9 || sūkṣmaṃ—Subtle; pramāṇataḥ—as regards size; ca—and; tathā—so; upalabdheḥ—because it is experienced. 9. …
Brahma Sutra 4.2.8
तदापीतेः, संसारव्यपदेशात् ॥ ८ ॥ tadāpīteḥ, saṃsāravyapadeśāt || 8 || tat—That; ā apīteḥ—up to the attainment of Brahman (through Knowledge); saṃsāra-vyapadeśāt—because (scriptures) declare the …
Brahma Sutra 4.2.7
समाना चासृत्युपक्रमात्, अमृतत्वं चानुपोष्य ॥ ७ ॥ samānā cāsṛtyupakramāt, amṛtatvaṃ cānupoṣya || 7 || samānā—Common; ca—and; ā sṛti-upakramāt—up to the beginning of their …
Swami Bodhatmananda (Bhava Maharaj)
Popularly known as Bhav Maharaj, he received mantra-diksha from Swami Shivanandaji and joined the Order at the Deoghar centre in 1924. His guru gave him sannyasa-diksha in 1929. At different times he …
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Brahma Sutra 4.2.6
नैकस्मिन्, दर्शयतो हि ॥ ६ ॥ naikasmin, darśayato hi || 6 || na—Not; ekasmin—in one; darśayataḥ—(both) declare so; hi—for. 6. (The soul with Prana is merged) not in one (element …
Brahma Sutra 4.2.5
भूतेषु, तच्छ्रुतेः ॥ ५ ॥ bhūteṣu, tacchruteḥ || 5 || bhūteṣu—In the elements; tat-śruteḥ—from the Sruti texts to that effect. 5. In the elements (is merged) (the Jiva with the Pranas), as it …