Guest guest Posted October 18, 1996 Report Share Posted October 18, 1996 Dear Bhakti List members, I came across an error in my translation of the last Narayana Suktam verse involving "padmakosha prateekaasham". I'd like to apologize for the error and try correct it here. I had written : " The Chaandogya Upanishad has an excellent explanation of the heart as "padmakosha prateekasha". "atha: yad idam asmin brahmapure daharam puNdareekam veshma daharo-asmin antara aakaaSHas-tasmin yadaa antas-tad anveshtavyam tadvaava vijignyaasa itavyam -iti". This may be broken down as "In this brahma-pura, City of God, our body, there is a tiny palace in the shape of a lotus (puNdareeka). Within that is the Inner Temple. What lies within that temple, we should seek it tad anveshtavyam). We should seek to know it (tadvaava vijignyaasa itavyam)". " A more exact translation of the Chaandogya Upanishad quote would be : " Now there is within this city of Brahman (the body), a small lotus-like palace (the heart), and in it is a small Aakaasha. What exists within this small Aakaasha is to be sought, That is to be understood". I came across my mistake while leafing through Sri Udayavar's Sri Bhashyam on the Brahma Sutrams. The Sutrakaara devotes significant time ( ten sutras, beginning iwth sutra 13. dahara suttarebhya: upto sutra 22) to showing that this small Aakaasha is Brahman. Sri Udayavar also comments on this at length,as only he can, with referwnce to both smrti (esplly. in sutra 16, prasiddeshca, and sutra 22, api smaryate) and shruti (sutra 20., alpashruteriti cet, taduktam). I had treated this verse as just an introduction to the dahara vidhya vistaaraNam in the later parts of the Narayana Suktam, but this seems to hold the essence of it. I hope this can correct that impression. I would also request that members with a better knowledge of Sri Bhashyam than I please comment on this. With my respects, Sundar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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