Panchadashi - 8.5

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Dear All,

 

Namaste.

 

My question may be very rudimentary or silly. I may please be

pardoned for that.

 

 

(As per panchadashi, Kutastha deepa, 8.5):

 

Before the cognition by mind, the pot is not known to be a pot, but

known as " unknown " . After the cognition, it is known as pot.

Therefore, mind is instrumental for Brahman's knowledge or ignorance.

If so, how to designate Brahman as Chit-svarupa?

 

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buddheH udayaat puurvai ghaTo na ghaTatvena bhaasate. kintu

aGYaatatvena eva. tadudayaadanantarai ghaTaH ghaTatvena GYaatatvena

avabhaasate. ataH buddhireva brahmaNa GYaatatvasyaaGYaatatvasya vaa

kaaraNam. tarhi brahmaNa citsvaruupa.m kutaH?

 

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[Guest guest]

Namaste Shri Anupam-ji,

 

advaitin , anupam srivatsav <anupam.srivatsav

wrote:

>

> (As per panchadashi, Kutastha deepa, 8.5):

>

> Before the cognition by mind, the pot is not known to be a pot, but

> known as " unknown " . After the cognition, it is known as pot.

> Therefore, mind is instrumental for Brahman's knowledge or ignorance.

> If so, how to designate Brahman as Chit-svarupa?

 

I think that the following summary of this chapter by Shri Sastri-ji

will answer your question.

 

http://www.celextel.org/summaryofvedantabooks/summaryofpanchadasi.html?page=3

 

Here is the relevant quote:

 

<QUOTE>

The Naiyayikas hold that the cognition 'This is a pot' becomes known only

through another cognition which they call 'anuvyavasaaya'. This view is not

accepted by Vedanta, because it will lead to infinite regress, as the second

cognition would need a third cognition to become known, and so on, ad

infinitum. In Vedanta pure consciousness or Brahman itself takes the place

of this anuvyavasaaya, and since Brahman is self-luminous it does not need

another cognition. Therefore, the cognition 'This is a pot' is brought about

by chidaabhaasa, but the knowledge 'The pot is known' is derived from

Brahman or pure Consciousness. Thus the distinction between chidaabhaasa

and Brahman has been brought out in respect of cognition of objects outside

the body.

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praNAms to all Advaitins

Ramakrishna