Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Respected members, Namaste. Can anyone please guide me to the place in sha~NkarabhAshyam wherein the topic of "vAsanA-s" is explained? Thanks in advance. Hari Om ranjeet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Namaste, The word 'vAsanA' does not occur in the Bhashya-s, but 'saMskAra' and 'bhAvanA' do (Madhusudana Sarasvati regards these as equivalent - ref. Gudhartha-Dipika - commentary on the Gita 6:32). 'vAsanA' occurs once in Upadeshasahsri, and then with more frequency in other Prakarana Granthas, Atmabodha, Sarvavedantasiddhantasarasangraha, and most often in Vivekachudamani. If I may hypothesise, the range of Shankara's writings covers the whole spectrum of needs of aspirants/seekers whose endowment of the 'sAdhanA-chatuShTaya' ranges from mild-mediocre-best [manda-madhyama-uttama]. His choice & emphasis of words, therefore, varies, and the understanding of them also correspondingly changes for the aspirant. A Guru will then choose the right method suitable for the disciple. Regrads, Sunder advaitin, "Ranjeet Sankar" <thefinalsearch> wrote: > Respected members, > > Namaste. > > Can anyone please guide me to the place in sha~NkarabhAshyam wherein the topic of "vAsanA-s" is explained? > > Thanks in advance. > > Hari Om > ranjeet > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Namaste Sunderji, Thank you very much for your reply. I was actually looking for the occurrences of the word in prasthAna-traya bhAshyA-s. I don't have a copy of upadeshasahaShri. The only knowledge I have on the work is from Kenji's file in the files section. Sunderji, can you please recommend a good english translation of upadeshasahaShri and also the vArtika-s on bRRIhadAraNyaka and taittirIya upaniShat-s by Shri sureShvarAchArya? Hari Om - "Sunder Hattangadi" <sunderh > Namaste, > > The word 'vAsanA' does not occur in the Bhashya-s, but > 'saMskAra' and 'bhAvanA' do (Madhusudana Sarasvati regards these as > equivalent - ref. Gudhartha-Dipika - commentary on the Gita 6:32). > > 'vAsanA' occurs once in Upadeshasahsri, and then with more > frequency in other Prakarana Granthas, Atmabodha, > Sarvavedantasiddhantasarasangraha, and most often in Vivekachudamani. > > If I may hypothesise, the range of Shankara's writings covers > the whole spectrum of needs of aspirants/seekers whose endowment of > the 'sAdhanA-chatuShTaya' ranges from mild-mediocre-best > [manda-madhyama-uttama]. His choice & emphasis of words, therefore, > varies, and the understanding of them also correspondingly changes for > the aspirant. A Guru will then choose the right method suitable for > the disciple. > > > Regrads, > > Sunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Namaste Ranjeetji, Sw. Jagadananda has translated Upadeshasahasri in English (also has devanagari original) - Ramakrishna Math publ. Sengaku Mayeda also has an English transl. which I have not seen (SUNY Press). I have read mixed reviews about it. I have not seen any of the varttikas, original or translated, in any of the major catalogues. I did see a reference to one: "the taittirYopanishhad bhAshhyavArttikam (translated by J.M. Van Boetzelaer)". They are surely available in the major Mathas, like Sringeri, Kanchi, etc. Regards, Sunder advaitin, "Ranjeet Sankar" <thefinalsearch> wrote: > > I was actually looking for the occurrences of the word in prasthAna-traya > bhAshyA-s. > I don't have a copy of upadeshasahaShri. The only knowledge I have on the > work is from Kenji's file in the files section. > > Sunderji, can you please recommend a good english translation of > upadeshasahaShri and also the vArtika-s on bRRIhadAraNyaka and taittirIya > upaniShat-s by Shri sureShvarAchArya? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 advaitin, "Sunder Hattangadi" <sunderh> wrote: > Namaste, > > The word 'vAsanA' does not occur in the Bhashya-s, but > 'saMskAra' and 'bhAvanA' do (Madhusudana Sarasvati regards these as > equivalent - ref. Gudhartha-Dipika - commentary on the Gita 6:32). > > 'vAsanA' occurs once in Upadeshasahsri, and then with more > frequency in other Prakarana Granthas, Atmabodha, > Sarvavedantasiddhantasarasangraha, and most often in Vivekachudamani. > > If I may hypothesise, the range of Shankara's writings covers > the whole spectrum of needs of aspirants/seekers whose endowment of > the 'sAdhanA-chatuShTaya' ranges from mild-mediocre-best > [manda-madhyama-uttama]. His choice & emphasis of words, therefore, > varies, and the understanding of them also correspondingly changes for > the aspirant. A Guru will then choose the right method suitable for > the disciple. > Namaste The word 'VAsanA' does not also occur in the text of the Gita. The Gita uses the word 'avyaktaM' for the unmanifested factor, standing for the totality of Vasanas either individual or collective. In Shankara's Gita Bhashya, III-33, he uses the word 'samskAra' in the same sense as 'VAsanA': "prakRtir-nAma pUrva-kRta-dharmA-dharmAdi samskAraH vartamAna- janmAdau abhivyaktiH" meaning, 'PrakRti is nothing but the accumulated samskAras (VAsanAs) arising from dharmic and adharmic actions of our past lives individualised and earmarked for this life of of ours'. Of course he is talking of the individualised prakRti for each individual. PraNAms to all advaitins profvk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 If I may hypothesise, the range of Shankara's writings covers the whole spectrum of needs of aspirants/seekers whose endowment of the 'sAdhanA-chatuShTaya' ranges from mild-mediocre-best [manda-madhyama-uttama]. His choice & emphasis of words, therefore, varies, and the understanding of them also correspondingly changes for the aspirant. A Guru will then choose the right method suitable for the disciple. praNAm prabhuji Hare Krishna I think there is a mention about vAsana-s in shankara's mAndukya kArikA bhAshya. But right now, cannot recall the exact reference. And in bruhadAraNyaka bhAshya on vijnAm prajnAm kurvIta, where shankara talks about residual vAsana-s & its influence on jnAni after the dawn of ultimate knowledge. Anyway, I'll check the texts once again. Hari Hari Hari Bol!!! bhaskar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Thanks Sunderji. Hari Om - "Sunder Hattangadi" <sunderh > Namaste Ranjeetji, > > Sw. Jagadananda has translated Upadeshasahasri in English > (also has devanagari original) - Ramakrishna Math publ. > > Sengaku Mayeda also has an English transl. which I have not > seen (SUNY Press). I have read mixed reviews about it. > > I have not seen any of the varttikas, original or translated, > in any of the major catalogues. I did see a reference to one: > "the taittirYopanishhad bhAshhyavArttikam (translated by J.M. Van > Boetzelaer)". > > They are surely available in the major Mathas, like Sringeri, > Kanchi, etc. > > Regards, > > Sunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 advaitin, bhaskar.yr@i... wrote: > > > I think there is a mention about vAsana-s in shankara's mAndukya kArikA > bhAshya. But right now, cannot recall the exact reference. And in > bruhadAraNyaka bhAshya on vijnAm prajnAm kurvIta, where shankara talks > about residual vAsana-s & its influence on jnAni after the dawn of ultimate > knowledge. Anyway, I'll check the texts once again. Namaste Bhaskarji, Thank you for the references. Mandukya Karika bhashya , 2:13 has the word vAsaNA. Brihad. upan. bhashya - your phrase is in 4:4:21, but the word is not in this particular section. Regards, Sunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Thanks to Prof-ji, Bhaskarji and Sunderji. I will check the references in the bhAshyam-s. Hari Om - "Sunder Hattangadi" <sunderh > Namaste Bhaskarji, > > Thank you for the references. > > Mandukya Karika bhashya , 2:13 has the word vAsaNA. > > Brihad. upan. bhashya - your phrase is in 4:4:21, but the > word is not in this particular section. > > Regards, > > Sunder > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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