Brahma Sutra Baashyam of Srikantha Sivaachaarya

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Is there a specific name for this text? And is an English translation

for this text available?

 

I'm posting this on behalf of somebody else who requested me for this

information.

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INDOLOGY, "vpcnk" <vpcnk@H...> wrote:

> Is there a specific name for this text?

> And is an English translation for this text available?

>

> I'm posting this on behalf of somebody else who

> requested me for this information.

 

vpcnk,

 

Brahma Sutra Bhasya is the original name of shri Shankaracharya's

commentary on the Brahma Sutras. I am sure there are at least three

different translations (the oldest one was by George Thibaut).

 

This one maybe you can surely find:

 

"Brahma Sutra Bhasya of Shankaracharya"

Translated by Swami Gambhirananda

(first edition was 1965)

 

Available from:

ADVAITA ASHRAMA

(Publication Department)

5 Dehi Entally Road

Kolkata 700 014

e-mail: advaita

Phones: 91-33-2164000 / 2452383 / 2440898

Fax: 91-33-2450050

 

It can be purchased online directly from the publisher:

http://www.advaitaonline.com/oct_shop/scr_page6.htm

 

Carlos E.G.Barbosa

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> Brahma Sutra Bhasya is the original name of shri Shankaracharya's

> commentary on the Brahma Sutras. I am sure there are at least three

> different translations (the oldest one was by George Thibaut).

 

Carlos, the Brahma Sutras were authored by the sage Baadaraayana.

Baashyams or commentaries were composed on the Brahma Sutras by

various authors - these were called Brahma Sutra Baashyams. But each

commentary by individual authors from their own distinct perspectives

have their own unique names : Shankara's baashyam written from an

Advaitic perspective, is called Sareeraka Baashyam; Raamaanuja's

baashyam written from a Visishtadvaitic perspective, is called Sri

Baashyam; Madhva's from a Dvaitic perspective, doesn't have its own

unique name and is simply called Brahma Sutra Baashyam.

 

Likewise Srikantha commented on the Brahma Sutras from a Saiva

Siddhaantic perspective. My question is whether this commentary has

its own unique name and whether there's a translation available.

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There is indeed a Brahma Suutra Bhaa.sya of Zriika.n.tha Zivaacaarya,

and it is not the same as Zankara's commentary. In the University of

Michigan Library's online catalog, I see several Sanskrit editions

and a study in English.

Madhav Deshpande

 

INDOLOGY, "Carlos E. G. Barbosa"

<carlos.eduardo@m...> wrote:

> INDOLOGY, "vpcnk" <vpcnk@H...> wrote:

> > Is there a specific name for this text?

> > And is an English translation for this text available?

> >

> > I'm posting this on behalf of somebody else who

> > requested me for this information.

>

> vpcnk,

>

> Brahma Sutra Bhasya is the original name of shri Shankaracharya's

> commentary on the Brahma Sutras. I am sure there are at least three

> different translations (the oldest one was by George Thibaut).

>

> This one maybe you can surely find:

>

> "Brahma Sutra Bhasya of Shankaracharya"

> Translated by Swami Gambhirananda

> (first edition was 1965)

>

> Available from:

> ADVAITA ASHRAMA

> (Publication Department)

> 5 Dehi Entally Road

> Kolkata 700 014

> e-mail: advaita@v...

> Phones: 91-33-2164000 / 2452383 / 2440898

> Fax: 91-33-2450050

>

> It can be purchased online directly from the publisher:

> http://www.advaitaonline.com/oct_shop/scr_page6.htm

>

> Carlos E.G.Barbosa

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> There is indeed a Brahma Suutra Bhaa.sya of Zriika.n.tha

Zivaacaarya,

> and it is not the same as Zankara's commentary. In the University

of

> Michigan Library's online catalog, I see several Sanskrit editions

> and a study in English.

 

Why is "Z" being used instead of "S" - but this logic it should

be "Brahma Zutra" and "Zanskrit" :-)

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The 's' in suutra and sa.msk.rta is dental (dantya) 's', while the 's'

in 'Sivaacaarya' or 'srikantha' is the palatal (taalavya) 's'

represented with 'z' in this notation. The 's' in bhaa.sya is the

retroflex 's', represented with the notation '.s'.

 

Madhav Deshpande

 

INDOLOGY, "vpcnk" <vpcnk@H...>

wrote:

> > There is indeed a Brahma Suutra Bhaa.sya of Zriika.n.tha

> Zivaacaarya,

> > and it is not the same as Zankara's commentary. In the

University

> of

> > Michigan Library's online catalog, I see several Sanskrit

editions

> > and a study in English.

>

> Why is "Z" being used instead of "S" - but this logic it should

> be "Brahma Zutra" and "Zanskrit" :-)

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INDOLOGY, "vpcnk" <vpcnk@H...> wrote:

> Is there a specific name for this text? And is an English

translation

> for this text available?

>

> I'm posting this on behalf of somebody else who requested me for

this

> information.

Dear members,

"vpcnk" wants to know about Srikantha's Brahmasutrabhashya.

Of course the name of the commentary of Srikantha on the Brahmasutras

is Brahmamimaamsaabhaashya given by the commentator himself. There

are some good editions such as the one by Halasyanatha Sastri and

published some 60 years back and which has been reprinted and

available for sale at Sampurnanand Samskrit University.

So far my knowledge goes no complete English translation has been

done except the one done by Roma Chowdhury which is not a

translation. I am working on the translation into English for the

commentary of first four sutras (Catussuutrii) and if everything goes

well may be out by the end of 2004.

I have also prepared a fairly detailed study of the Pholosophy of

Srikantha based entirely on his bhashya (which may be called

Srikantha in his own Words just there are Samkara in his own words,

Madhva in his own words, etc.)on different headings; this awaits

publication and I would certainly grateful to learned members of this

group to suggest any reputed journal for its publication.

Thanks

 

Ganesan

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INDOLOGY, "vpcnk" <vpcnk@H...> wrote:

> Is there a specific name for this text? And is an English

translation

> for this text available?

>

 

 

K. Lakshmanan, in his book intiya tattava marapu (tamil)

has dealt with this philosophy. Lakshmanan was the bro-in-law

of late K. Sivaraman who taught Saiva Siddhanta in Canada

to people like Jayandra Soni, Kathleen Koppedreyer, ...

Prof. K. Sivaraman's papers will definitely have Srikantha material.

 

Earlier was prof. S. S. Suryanarayana Sastri at Madras.

 

1) Brahmasutrabhasyam /

Srikanthasivacarya. ; Appayya Diksita. ; Sivarkamanidipika.;

Appayya Diksita. ; Nayamanimala.; Halasyanathasastri, Ra. ;

Sutrarthacandrika.; Badarayana. ; Brahmasutra.

Dilli : Naga Pablisarsa, 1986, 1908 2 v.

 

2) The Sivadvaita of Srikantha

Suryanarayana Sastri, Satalur Sundara, 1894-

[Madras] University of Madras, 1972, 1930

ii, 355 p. 25 cm.

Madras University philosophical series ;; no. 2;

 

3) Srikanthasamalocanam.

Varadacarya, Ke. Es., 1922-

Mahisurapuri, Srimadvedantadesikaviharasabha Mudraksarairmudrita,

1963, 14, 90 p. 23 cm.

 

4) The Sivadvaita-nirnaya (an inquiry into the system of Srikantha)

of Appayya Diksita; Suryanarayana Sastri, Satalur Sundara,; 1894-

[Madras] : University of Madras, 1929

59, 83, 131 p. Madras University philosophical series ;; no. 22;

 

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Also:

 

Sribhagavatpadasivanubhavasivacaryaviracitah Sivadvaitadarpanah /

Sivanubhavasivacarya. ; Nilakantha Sivacarya. ; Sastri, Siddhabasava.

Varanasi : Saivabharati-Sodhapratisthanam,

1999, xix, 68 p. : port. ; 22 cm.

 

Regards,

N. Ganesan

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INDOLOGY, "vpcnk" <vpcnk@H...> wrote:

> Likewise Srikantha commented on the Brahma Sutras from a Saiva

> Siddhaantic perspective. My question is whether this commentary has

> its own unique name and whether there's a translation available.

 

This is not true. The Bhashya of Srikantha is from a Sivadvaita view,

relying heavily on the Atharvasirsha Upanishad.

 

There is another bhashya from the virasaiva perspective, and that one

is called the Srikarabhashya. For the latter, refer -

 

Úrîpati PaNDitâcârya, fl. 1400. , edited by C. Hayavadana Rao

The Úrîkara bhâshya, being the Vîrasaiva commentary on the Vçdânta-

sûtras, Bangalore

Printed at the Bangalore press, 1936.

Description 2 v. fronts. (ports.) 26 cm.

 

There are other editions as well.

 

Vishal

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>The Bhashya of Srikantha is from a Sivadvaita view,

> relying heavily on the Atharvasirsha Upanishad.

 

But in some quarters "Sivadavaita" itself is considered as a

later "non dual" development within Saiva Siddhaanta.