Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study)
by Sadhu Gyanananddas | 2021 | 123,778 words
This page relates 鈥楧arshana (Introduction)鈥� of the study on the Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam in Light of Swaminarayan Vachanamrut (Vacanamrita). His 18th-century teachings belong to Vedanta philosophy and were compiled as the Vacanamrita, revolving around the five ontological entities of Jiva, Ishvara, Maya, Aksharabrahman, and Parabrahman. Roughly 200 years later, Bhadreshdas composed a commentary (Bhasya) correlating the principles of Vachanamrut.
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2. 顿补谤艣补苍补 (Introduction)
The root verb of 诲补谤艣补苍补 is drs or 鈥榮ee鈥�. 顿补谤艣补苍补尘 means seeing. In addition to that, 诲补谤艣补苍补 has a definite meaning in Hindu tradition. Seeing is an ordinary action. However, when a 峁涐梗颈 sees, the simple act of seeing becomes much more meaningful. In addition to seeing, he contemplates on what is seen, reflects on it from different perspectives, investigates it, and discusses it. To the great 峁涐梗颈s, 诲补谤艣补苍补 was not merely the act of seeing, but a sincere, mature, and diligent spiritual reflection aimed at attaining the ultimate truth. Over time, this contemplation resulted in the gradual emergence of various streams of philosophical thought within India. Within their respective times, the 尘补丑补谤峁蝉 molded these streams of thought into the form of sacred texts from which different 诲补谤艣补苍补s emerged. Within India, there are six prominent Vedic 诲补谤艣补苍补s collectively known as the Shad诲补谤艣补苍补.[1]
These six 诲补谤艣补苍补s are the:
- 厂腻峁僰丑测补 顿补谤艣补苍补,
- Yoga 顿补谤艣补苍补,
- 狈测腻测补 顿补谤艣补苍补,
- 痴补颈艣别峁办补 顿补谤艣补苍补,
- Karmam墨m膩峁僺膩 顿补谤艣补苍补 and
- Vedanta 顿补谤艣补苍补.[2]
Each of these six 诲补谤艣补苍补s originated at different times and their founders were also different. In order to better understand the Svamin膩r膩ya峁嘺 顿补谤艣补苍补, it is necessary to acquire a basic introduction of these six 诲补谤艣补苍补s. A brief overview of each 诲补谤艣补苍补 is given below.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Lakhani Seeta, Ed. Jaya Lakshmi, Hinduism for Schools, Vivekananda Centre London Ltd 2005, pp.33-36
[2]:
叠丑补诲谤别艣补诲腻蝉补 厂腻诲丑耻, 础办峁谤补-笔耻谤耻峁迟迟补尘补 顿补谤艣补苍补 an Introduction, June 2018, pub. 厂惫腻尘颈苍腻谤腻测补峁嘺 Aksharpith, p.5