Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study)
by Sadhu Gyanananddas | 2021 | 123,778 words
This page relates ‘What to Understand in Upasana� 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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7.2. What to Understand in Upāsanā
In the 峾ⲹṇa Vedanta, the terms '峾' and 'ⲹṇa' found within the 峾ⲹṇa mantra refer to ṣa and ʳܰṣoٳٲ, respectively. We will now learn the incarnate forms of 峾 and ⲹṇa, otherwise as ṣa and ʳܰṣoٳٲ, according to the preaching of Parabrahman 峾ⲹṇa and the ū貹 Gurus.
1. Guṇātītānanda is ṣabrahman
“Mūī Bhakta is the incarnation of my divine abode, ṣadhāma.�[1]
Parabrahman 峾ⲹṇa himself disclosed Guṇātītānanda 峾’s true identity through these immortal words. The ‘ṣa� of 'ṣa-ʳܰṣoٳٲ' and '峾' of �峾ⲹṇa� both refer to ṣabrahman Guṇātītānanda 峾 ѲᲹ. This is well-known within the . Guṇātītānanda 峾 ѲᲹ was born on 28 September 1784 CE (Aso sud 15, ṃvٲ 1841), the auspicious day of Ś岹 ūṇi, in the village of Bhādarā, Gujarat. He was named Mūlajī Ś. His mother's name was Sākarabā and his father's name was DZٳ. Śrīhari ԲԻ岹 (a 峾ⲹṇa) performed a grand yajna in Ḍabhāṇa on 20 January 1810 CE (Posh sud 15. Samvat 1866 and initiated Mūlajī Ś as a sadhu, naming him Guṇātītānanda 峾.
ԲԻ岹 nda Śrīhari is ʳܰṣoٳٲ: The term 'ⲹṇa' within �峾ⲹṇa� and ‘ʳܰṣoٳٲ� in ṣa-ʳܰṣoٳٲ both refer to Śrīhari ԲԻ岹, who is known as a 峾ⲹṇa. This identification is extremely verified within the ṣa-ʳܰṣoٳٲ ٲśԲ. Within this ٲśԲ only Śrīhari ԲԻ岹 is ʳܰṣoٳٲ ⲹṇa. Bhakti is offered to him with the understanding that He is the Supreme Being, the all-doer, the cause and controller of all, and the granter of ultimate liberation.
2. ʳܰṣoٳٲ’s Self Revelation
There is no superior authentication than ʳܰṣoٳٲ himself unpacking His own identity. a 峾ⲹṇa repeatedly uncovers the above principle in his preachings.
For example:
“It is that same supreme Parabrahman ʳܰṣoٳٲ a who manifests on this earth out of kindness -for the purpose of bestowing liberation to the ī. He is presently visible before everyone; He is your ṣṭ𱹲; and is accepting your service.� (Vacanāmṛta Gadhadā III/38, p.664)
Thus, in the 峾ⲹṇa Vedanta, the ṣa ʳܰṣoٳٲ ܱ is the most powerful spiritual endeavor.[2]
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[2]:
Svāmīnī Vāto 2/2