अन्वयादिति चेत्, स्यात् अवधारणात् ॥ १७ ॥ anvayāditi cet, syāt avadhāraṇāt || 17 || anvayāt—Because of the context; iti cet—if it be said; syāt—it might be so; avadhāraṇāt—on …
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Two Birds – Swami Vivekananda
The whole of the Vedanta Philosophy is in this story: Two birds of golden plumage sat on the same tree. The one above, serene, majestic, immersed in his own glory; the one below restless and eating …
Brahma Sutra 3.3.16
आत्मगृहीतिरितरवत्, उत्तरात् ॥ १६ ॥ ātmagṛhītiritaravat, uttarāt || 16 || ātmagṛhīti—The Supreme Self is meant; itaravat—as in other texts (dealing with creation); uttarāt—on account …
Brahma Sutra 3.3.15
आत्मशब्दाच्च ॥ १५ ॥ ātmaśabdācca || 15 || ātmaśabdāt—On account of the word ‘Self’; ca—and. 15. And on account of the word ‘Self. The view established in the last Sutra is confirmed …
Brahma Sutra 3.3.14
आध्यानाय प्रयोजनाभावात् ॥ १४ ॥ ādhyānāya prayojanābhāvāt || 14 || ādhyānāya—For the sake of meditation; prayojana-abhāvāt—as there is no use. 14. (Kathaka 1. 3. 10-11 tells about the Self …
Brahma Sutra 3.3.13
इतरे त्वर्थसामान्यात् ॥ १३ ॥ itare tvarthasāmānyāt || 13 || itare—Other attributes; tu—but; arthasāmānyāt—on account of identity of purport. 33. But other attributes (like Bliss …