Srimad Bhaghavat Gita lectures by Sri Sathyadhyana Thirtha, Chapter 3, Part 1

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hari saRvOththamma, vAyu jIvOththamma

 

shrI gurubhyO namaha

 

shrIman-madhva- mate hariH parataraH satyaM jagat.th |

tattvato bhedO jIvagaNAH hareranucharAH nIchOchcha ||

bhAvaN^gataH mukthirnaijasukhAnubhUtiramalAbhaktishcha |

tatsAdhanam.h hyaxAditrayaM pramANamakhilAmnAyaikavedyo hariH ||

 

ACHARYA MADHWA'S DOCTRINE.

 

Meaning: 1. Hari is sarvoththamma, 2. Jagath Sathya, 3.

Paramarthika panchabheda 4. Jeevas are servants of Vishnu 5.

Different grades among jeevas 6. Mukthi is the enjoyment of

svarupananda of jeevas 7. Bhakthi is the means of realising salvation

8. Prathyaksha, Anumana & Agama are only three means of establishing

truth

9. All vedhas praise Vishnu alone.

 

These nine prameyas are most important in Madhwamatha.

 

Details on this premeya stothra can be seen in

http://www.dvaita.org/shaastra/prameya.html

 

ESTABLISHMENT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JEEVA & BRAHMA: JEEVA BRAHMARA

BHEDHA SAMARTHANA

 

Question: Swamiji, To establish " Thvathobhinna Jeevaganaha " Brahma &

Jeevas (God & souls) are entirely different from one another. In

advaitha, athing like bheda does not exist. There the jeeva chethana is

in no way different from parabrahma. Many Western Scholars also have

decided that there is no difference between Jeeva & brahma since jeevas

are the amsas of paramathma (sakshath amsas) if there is no difference

between Jeeva & Brahma, what you have established with great efforts on

all these days Vishnu SarvOthOththamma Thatva will fall down like a huge

tree which is struck by a thunder bolt. According to Bhaskaracharya,

the difference between Jeeva & Brahma & Jeeva & Jeeva is due to only

upadhi. Once the upadhi is destroyed, the difference disappears. If

all the jeevas are not different from Brahma, the question of one being

superior & another being inferior does not arise. Only when the there

are atleast two persons entirely different from each other, the question

of one being superior & one being inferior will arise. The question of

master & Servent also will come. If all are equal such question of

superior & inferior or master or servent does not arise. More over some

people believe in the theory of Yeka Jeeva. Then how can there be

difference between Jeeva & Jeeva when there is no second Jeeva at all.

Then you have to kindly establish using the sentences only from BG, the

difference between Jeeva & Brahma & Jeeva & Jeeva.

 

Answer : Sri Srigalavaru: Words of Krishna who has stationed himself

between the armies of Kauravas & PAndavas, are like arrows dipped in

poison for the hearts of the enemies that deny the differences. There

is not a single sentence supporting abheda in the entire Bhaghavath

Geetha. Krishna has declared only the bheda arrived at in Vedantha

Sastra in all the 18 chapters of Geetha. There are two types of

evidence proving difference in Geetha. In some sentences Krishna has

declared the difference between Him & Jeevas. In some others, He has

shown the bhedha karmas as proved in Vedhantha. First, we shall deal

with His direct declarations.

 

BG 8-20, 21: Bhaghavan who is known as avyaktha is entirely different

(Anyaya) from all chethanas that have birth & greater (paraha), He is

independent & sanathana. In mahapralaya, even though all chethanas

disappear, He will be there. Here the word avyaktha represents only

Krishna is known from the next shloka.

Bhaghavantha who is known as a vyaktha is also akshara whom one should

attain. Krishna says that He is one whom if any one attains such person

will not come back to the cycle of birth & deaths as He is the Supreme

God that can bestow salvation on His devotees. Since it is said that

avyaktha is anya from all others. This is a proof for the difference

between Jeeva & Brahma.

BG 15-16,17: In the world, there are two kinds of people since jeevas

have bodies liable for destruction. They are called Kshara purushas.

Since Lakshmi does not suffer any loss of body, She is known as Aksara

Purusha. para Brahma is anyaha from both kshara & Aksharapurasha ie.

Anyaha means different, therefore He is paramathma (Chethana

Schethananam). In this sentence, Krishna has said that there are many

chethanas with bodies subject to destruction (he has used plural number

for suchchethanas) & there is only one chethana whose body is not

subject to destruction. (Akshara singulare number for that chethana) &

He is different from both. By using the words " Anyaha " , He has made it

clear that there is difference between Him & other jeevas. Krishna has

also pointed out many many opposing qualities in Jeeva & Brahma which do

not permit their becoming identified (sameikya) we will point out them

briefly.

 

He says there are many chethanas who are Nithyas & who have had no

beginning.

 

BG 2-12:

 

TO BE

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Lectures on Bhaghavath Geetha (Dhwaitha Siddhantha Vaijayanthi)

by H. H. Sri Sathya Dhyana Thirtha Sri Padhangalavaru, Uttradhi Mutt

Translated into English by Sri Krishnamurthy

 

Published by Sri M. R. Krishnamurthy & Sri M. N. Gururaja Rao of Mumbai

 

Printed at:

Parishree Printers

100/3 Nagappa Street

Palace Guttahalli

Bangalore 5600 04

Telephone # (80)368286

 

All rights remain with Uttradhi Mutt, Basavangudi, Bangalore 560004

Permission was given to post it in this list by the Uttradhi Mutt

authorities & by Sri SathyAthma Thirtha Swamiji of Uttradhi Mutt.

 

bhAratIramaNamukhyaprANA.ntargata shri kRuShNARpanamasthu

 

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Lectures on Bhaghavath Geetha (Dhwaitha Siddhantha Vaijayanthi)

by H. H. Sri Sathya Dhyana Thirtha Sri Padhangalavaru, Uttradhi Mutt

Translated into English by Sri Krishnamurthy

 

Published by Sri M. R. Krishnamurthy & Sri M. N. Gururaja Rao of Mumbai

 

Printed at:

Parishree Printers

100/3 Nagappa Street

Palace Guttahalli

Bangalore 5600 04

Telephone # (80)368286

 

All rights remain with Uttradhi Mutt, Basavangudi, Bangalore 560004

Permission was given to post it in this list by the Uttradhi Mutt

authorities & by Sri SathyAthma Thirtha Swamiji of Uttradhi Mutt.

 

bhAratIramaNamukhyaprANA.ntargata shri kRuShNARpanamasthu

 

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