Guest guest Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 jNAnadA : Bestower of knowledge. The Kena Up [25] says, "In that ether he met a very beautiful woman, UmA, the daughter of Himavat; to her he [indra] said, what is this Yaksa? she replied, that is Brahman". The SU Sam [iV. 47.58], "Such is the supreme VidyA-SAmkari, destroyer of samsAra, arises in men by the grace of Sakti alone" In another place also {SUtagitA VIII. 80], 'She who is in the form of vidyA, to be known by the Vedas, is existence, bliss, infinity, and knowledge, by the grace of that speech, AmbikA, the one mother of the universe [one obtains salvation] through devotion" Or jNAna, the knowledge which leads to the bondage, da, the slayer [the remover]. The Siva-sutra [i.2] says, "JNAna is bondage" some commentators say JNana in this Sutra should be taken as AjAna. The VArttika comments on this thus, "This knowledge, which possessing the modification of the feeling inwardly, of joy, etc, tends outwardly towards the sensual objects, and makes [always] duality to a man, is called 'bondage]. As she is bound by this bondage he is far ever in the samsara" Another Sutra [iI. 9] says, "Knowledge is food". The VArttika explains it thus, "It is explained, knowledge is called bondage in the previous Sutra. One who is attached to this, he sees Atman in the things that are not Atman, hence it is called food [because it is perishable]" BhAskararAya's Commentary Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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