Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary)
by Roma Bose | 1940 | 290,526 words
English translation of the Brahma-sutra 1.3.31, including the commentary of Nimbarka and sub-commentary of Srinivasa known as Vedanta-parijata-saurabha and Vedanta-kaustubha resepctively. Also included are the comparative views of important philosophies, viz., from Shankara, Ramanuja, Shrikantha, Bhaskara and Baladeva.
Brahma-S奴tra 1.3.31
English of translation of Brahmasutra 1.3.31 by Roma Bose:
[Opponent鈥檚 view:]
鈥淥n account of impossibility, (the sun and the rest have) no right to the (meditations on) the honey and the rest, (so) Jaimini (迟丑颈苍办蝉).鈥�
Nimb膩rka鈥檚 commentary (Ved膩nta-p膩rij膩ta-saurabha):
It being impossible that the object worshipped can be the worshipper himself, the sun and the rest are not entitled to the meditations on the honey, etc.鈥攕o 鈥淛aimini鈥� thinks.
艢r墨niv膩sa鈥檚 commentary (Ved膩nta-kaustubha)
Thus, it has been said that the gods are entitled to the knowledge of Brahman. Now, the question is being considered whether or not they are entitled to meditations on the honey and the rest.
The meditation on the honey is mentioned in the Ch膩ndogya: 鈥楾his sun, verily, is the honey of the gods鈥� (颁丑腻苍诲辞驳测补-耻辫补苍颈峁诲 3.1.1) and so on. By the phrase 鈥渁nd so on鈥� (in the 蝉奴迟谤补) other meditations in which the gods are the objects worshipped are to be understood. Here a doubt arises, viz. Whether or not the gods are entitled to the meditations on the honey and the rest. What is reasonable here? Gods like the sun, Vasu and others have 鈥渘o right鈥� to the meditation on the 鈥渉oney and the rest鈥�,鈥攕o the teacher 鈥淛aimini鈥� thinks. Why?
鈥淥n account of impossibility,鈥� i.e. because it is impossible that the sun and the rest which are accepted as the objects to be worshipped in those meditations, can be themselves worshippers.