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Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study)

by Sadhu Gyanananddas | 2021 | 123,778 words

This page relates �4.4i. A Tribute to Veda Vyasa� 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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峾ⲹṇa’s faith in the scriptures is clearly echoed when he paid tribute to Veda ղ, the ādi 峦ⲹ. ղ is revered as the ṛṣṇ� ٱⲹԲ, the great 峦ⲹ. He arranged the mantras and codified the Vedas.

He is the author of the Vedanta ūٰ, the ʰٳԲ for the Vedanta. 峾ⲹṇa says:

“There is no 峦ⲹ (teacher) greater than ղ and all other 峦ⲹs have flourished their ṃpⲹ by following the words of ղ. Thus, the words of ղ have the highest testimony than the words of any other 峦ⲹ.� (ղ峾ṛt Gadhadā III/10, p. 598).

Further, He acknowledges that He has attentively listened to all of the scriptures which ղjī has written regarding the attainment of liberation. He shall be convinced if one supports an argument by the words of ղ, for He has firm faith in his words.[1] From the incalculable supply of scripture literature, eight are the most acceptable to 峾ⲹṇa. Amongst them, all are of (Vedas are codified by him not authored) ղjī except ñⲹ ṛt.[2]

They are�

1. Vedas (all four Vedas) together with 貹Ծṣa.

2. The Vedanta ūٰ are composed by Veda ղ.

3. Śī岹 岵ٲ

4. վṣṇ 󲹲峾 from ԳśṣaԲ parva of Ѳٲ

5. Bhagavad Gītā from Bhīṣma parva of Ѳٲ

6. Vidurniti

7. Śī ܻ𱹲 ٳⲹ section of վṣṇ Khaṇḍa from 첹ṃd ʳܰṇa

8. ñⲹ Smṛti with Ѿṣa notes and annotations.

Thus, 峾ⲹṇa put all three ʰٳԲs in his most favorable and acceptable list of scriptures.

The ṣy첹 also confirms this fact while commencing the 󳾲ūٰ:

bhagavāna pārāśaryastaddivyapreraṇāpariplāvitāntaḥkaraṇaḥsaṃstatpreritasiddhāntairevā'ñԲ ǻ󲹲⾱ٳ�, sandigdhān niṣṭhāpayitu�, niṣṭhitāṃśca dṛḍhayitumabhikāṅkṣamāṇo vedāntatattvarahasyātmakā'kṣarabrahmaparabrahmaviṣaya-󳾲屹ṣaṇa� śٰ� satrarūpeṇ�'vatārayāmāsa |� (󳾲ūٰ 1/1/1, p.2)

“By the divine inspiration of ṣapuruṣottama, Lord Veda ղ composed the Brahmaūٰ for the purpose to grant wisdom to those who are ignorant and, to eradicate the doubts of those who do not possess faithful conviction of Parabrahman. Moreover, he wanted to make adamant those who are already firm. To fulfill his purpose, he composed this scripture which reflects the secret essence of the Veda in the form of ṣabrahnam and Parabrahman.�

In this way, the ղ峾ṛt and the 峾ⲹṇa ṣy both felicitate ղ.

After Vedic literature, according to the ṣykāra, the samradayika authentic scriptures are:

vacanāmṛtaśٰ� hi vārtāśca svāmina� śܲ� |
gurucaritragranthāśca prasthanatrayamucyate ||
[3]

1. The Vedas with its for parts: ṃh, Brahmana, ṇy and 貹Ծṣa

2. پ-ʳܰṇa-Smṛtiśāstra if they follow the meaning of the Vedas.

3. The ղ峾ṛt, Guṇatitanand 峾ī’s verses, 󳾲ū貹 Gurus� biographies.

4. Գٲ Patra, written by Pramukha 峾ī ѲᲹ.

5. ղ峾ṛt Rahsya (Gujarati), 峾ⲹṇa Charita Բ (Vraja).

6. ṣa-ʳܰṣoٳٲ ٳⲹ (Sanskrit) .

The scriptures mentioned above hold the foremost authority in 峾ⲹṇa ٲśԲ. They are all sāṃpradāyika prasthānas. However, at any type of contention, the final authority as an interpreter holds the 󳾲ū貹 Guru only.[4] Thus, the ṣykāra accepts all the scriptures authored by ղjī.

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

ղ峾ṛt Gadhadā I/39, 2/21

[2]:

ղ峾ṛt Vartāl 18

[3]:

峾ⲹṇa Գٲsudhā 261

[4]:

SSS, p.171

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