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directly, but the Yamunā and the Sarayū, following a crooked
course, reach it only indirectly, after flowing into the
Ganges. Even thus, those devoted to hearing, reflecting on,
etc., the great sayings of the Vedānta attain You
[Parame?vara] directly, while others attain you only
indirectly, according to the relative purity of their minds'
(yathā ?jupathaju?ām ga?gānarmadādīnām sāk?ād eva samudra?
prāpya? yathā vā ku?ilapathaju?ā? yamnunāsarayvādīnām
gangāpravesadvārā paramparayā, evam vedāntavākya-
?rava?amananādini??hānām sāk?āt tvam prāpya?, anye?ā? tv
anta?kara?a?uddhitāratamyena paramparayā tvam eva
prapya?, Mahimnastotram, pp. 8-9.
Note also that, in explaining that purpose of the BR
is to foster "the contentment of all," Madhusudana remarks:
"The contentment of holy persons is inherent in their
nature; what is intended in this text is the purification of
the minds of others by the removal of ignorance and
misconception through the reasonings expressed herein"
("akhilatus?yāy" iti prayojananirde?a? / sādhūnām hi tu??i?
svābhāvikī anye?ām apy etadgranthoktayuktibhir
asambhāvanāviparītabhāva?diniv?tyā 'nta?kara?a?uddher hetor
ity abhiprata?, BR 1, sec. 10; JSP, p. 17). It is evident
from this that this distinguished samnyāsin did not regard
that text as being addressed to his peers.
The fact is that Madhusudana delighted in exercising
his intellect and displaying his vast erudition by entering
into and expressing viewpoints other than that of his own
orthodox Advaitic tradition. The reasons for this are
complex and themselves worthy of study. In any case, it is
not always easy to tell the extext to which his sympathies
actually lie with the viewpoint being presented. The BR is
perhaps the best example of this. Madhusūdana's
Bhāgavatapurā?aprathama?lokavyākhyā ("Commentary on the
First Verse of the BP") may be another. This text is
divided into three chapters. In the first, he gives the
interpretation of the Upanisadic (aupanisada) school,
including explanations of the first four of the Brahma-
sūtras. The second expounds the verse from the point of
view of the Savatas or Bhāgavatas, and incorporates Advaitic
interpretations of certain categories important to the
Pancarātra system. The third part, which explains the text
in terms of the theory of bhaktirasa, presents what Madhusū
dana understands to be the view of the "Pure Devotion"
(kevalabhakti) school (Modi, pp. 43-45).