Essay name: Studies in Indian Literary History
Author: P. K. Gode
The book "Studies in Indian Literary History" is explores the intricate tapestry of Indian literature, focusing on historical chronology and literary contributions across various Indian cultures, including Hinduism (Brahmanism), Jainism, and Buddhism.
Volume 2 (1954)
470 (of 571)
External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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SAMUDRA-SANGAMA OF DARA SHUKOH 445 (3) D膩r膩 writes in his translation of the Upanishads that after
his discipleship of Mulla Sh膩h he came in close contact with the
the divines of various religions and perused the Psalms, the Gospels
and the Pantateuch. Before A. H. 1062 D膩r膩 expressed no opinion
on various religions more especially Hinduism.
(4) In his Shathiyat (1062 A. H.) D膩r膩 quotes B膩b膩 L膩l's
aphorism that "Truth is not the monopoly of any one religion".
(5) In 1065 A. H. D膩r膩 composed Majma-ul-Bahrain (or
褔) in which he expressed his views in a fearless manner
as follows:-
"I have written this book for the members of my family and
have nothing to do with the common ones of both the religions. "
( Cf. 啶膏ぎ啷佮う啷嵿ぐ啶膏啶椸ぎ [蝉补尘耻诲谤补蝉补峁僩补尘补 ] folio 1 - " 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶さ啶距え啷佮じ啶距ぐ啷囙ぃ 啶� 啶ㄠた啶｀く 啶むい啷嵿さ啶距ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶� 啶膏啶掂啷佮啷佮啶 -
啶о啶掂え啷佮啶傕お啶ぞ 啶曕啶む啶ぎ啶距ぐ啶傕き啶� 啷� 啶� 啶啶ㄠぐ啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠた啶ㄠ 啶掂た啶た啶ㄠ啶ㄠぎ啶むじ啶傕が啶傕ぇ啶苦え啷嬥が啷嬥ぇ啶ㄠ啶�
啶啶班く啷嬥啶ㄠぎ啷� 啷� ) [sv膩nubhav膩nus膩re峁嘺 ca ni峁嘺ya tatv膩rtha峁� svaku峁璾峁僢e -
dhvanuka峁僷ay膩 k峁泃oyam膩ra峁僢ha岣� | na punaraj帽膩nino vibhinnamatasa峁僢a峁僤hinobodhanena
prayojanam || ) ] ' '
啶膏ぎ
( [sama
(] 6) In the Samudra-Sangama D膩r膩 appears as a student of
comparative religion, showing the points of identity between
Hinduism and Islam without exalting or undermining either.
(7) Prof. Haq states that "D膩r膩 had not renounced his own
faith and become a Hindu as is asserted by a biased section of the
community (p. 27 of Intro.). D膩r膩 believed in the Kuran and
was of opinion that "the Vedas were in accordance with the Kuran
or rather they were an interpretation of that".
( Cf. 啶膏ぎ啷佮う啷嵿ぐ啶膏啶椸ぎ [蝉补尘耻诲谤补蝉补峁僩补尘补 ] folio 6b -
"
啶呧お啷屶ぐ啷佮し啷囙く 啶椸啶班啶ム啶膏啶ぞ啶曕 啶曕啶班ぞ啶｀ 啶膏た啶︵啶оぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶掂啶� 啶囙い啷嵿く啷佮啷嵿く啶む [apauru峁ya gra峁僼hosm膩ka峁� kur膩峁嘺峁� siddh膩n膩峁� veda ityucyate ] " )
(8) D膩r膩 was indicted by the ecclesiasts of Aurangzeb's Court
for his apostasy, but Prof. Haq states:-"Any one can choose to
be the champion of Islam and remove all those who stand in the
way of the realization of his political ambitions." It was obviously
the mixture of politics and religion in D膩r膩's days that made D膩r膩 a
martyr to his views.
I now close this paper on the Samudra-Sangama of D膩r膩 Shu-
1. Cf. Bhagavadg墨t膩 :
"啶� 啶啶︵啶оた啶啶︵ 啶溹え啶啶︵啷嵿啶距え啶距 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶膏啶椸た啶ㄠぞ啶 啷�
啶溹啶粪く啷囙い啷嵿じ啶班啶� 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶距ぃ啶� 啶掂た啶︵啶掂ぞ啶ㄠ啶啶曕啶む 啶膏ぎ啶距啶班え啷� 啷� [na buddhibheda峁� janayedaj帽膩n膩峁� karmasa峁僩in膩m |
jo峁yetsarva karm膩峁噄 vidv膩nyukta岣� sam膩caran ||] 鈥�
