Brahmasūtra2 with Śaṃkara's Śārīrakamīmāṃsābhāṣya and Govindānanda's Ratnaprabhāvyākhyā (with commentary) · Chapter 59

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1 āvṛtti adhikaraṇam / sū. 1-2
āvṛttir asakṛdupadeśāt | BBs_4,1.1 |
tṛtīye adhyāye parā aparāsu vidyāsu sādhana āśrayo vicāraḥ prāyeṇātyagāt /
atha iha caturthe phalāśraya āgamiṣyati /
prasaṅgāgataṃ ca anyadapi kiñcit cintayiṣyate /
prathamaṃ tāvat katibhiḥ cidadhikaraṇaiḥ sādhana āśrayavicāraśeṣameva anusarāmaḥ /
'ātmā vā are draṣṭavyaḥ śrotavyo mantavyo nididhyāsitavyaḥ' (bṛ. 4.4.21) 'tameva dhīro vijñāya prajñāṃ kurvīta'(bṛ. 4.5.6) 'so 'nveṣṭavyaḥ sa vijijñāsitavyaḥ' (chā. 8.7.1) iti ca evamādiśravaṇeṣu saṃśayaḥ - kiṃ sakṛt pratyayaḥ kartavya āhosvit āvṛttya iti /
kiṃ tāvat prāptaṃ sakṛt pratyayaḥ syāt prayājādivat /
tāvatā śāstrasya kṛtārthatvāt /
aśrūyamāṇāyāṃ kriyamāṇāyām aśāstrārthaḥ kṛto bhavet /
nanu asakṛt upadeśā udāhṛtāḥ śrotavyo mantavyo nididhyāsitavya iti evamādayaḥ /
evam api yāvat śabdam āvartayet sakṛt śravaṇaṃ sakṛt mananaṃ sakṛt nididhyāsanaṃ ca iti na atiriktam /
sakṛt upadeśeṣu tu veda upāsīta iti evamādiṣu anāvṛttiḥ iti /
evaṃ prāpte brūmaḥ - pratyayāvṛttiḥ kartavyā /
kutaḥ - asakṛt upadeśāt /
'śrotavyo mantavyo nididhyāsitavyaḥ' iti evañjātīyako hi asakṛt upadeśaḥ pratyayāvṛttiṃ sūcayati /
nanu uktaṃ yāvat śabdameva āvartayet na adhikam iti /
na /
darśanaparyavasitatvāt adoṣam /
darśanaparyavasānāni hi śravaṇādīni āvartyamānāni dṛṣṭārthāni bhavanti /
yathā avaghātādīni taṇḍulādi niṣpattiparyasānāni tadvat //
api ca upāsanaṃ nididhyāsanaṃ ca iti atyantarṇītāvṛttiguṇa eva kriyābhidhīyate /
tathā hi - loke gurum upāste rājānam upāsta iti ca yaḥ tātparyeṇa gurvādīn anuvartate sa evam ucyate /
tathā dhyāyati proṣitanāthā patim iti yā nirantara smaraṇā patiṃ prati sā utkaṇṭhā sā evam abhidhīyate /
vidyupāstyoḥ ca vedānteṣu avyatirekeṇa prayogo dṛśyate /
kvacit vidinā upakramya upāsina upasaṃharati yathā - 'yastadveda yatsa veda sa mayaitaduktaḥ' (chā. 4.1.4) iti atra 'anu ma etāṃ bhagavo devatāṃ śādhi yāṃ devatāmupāḥse' (chā. 5.2.2) iti /
kvacit ca upāsina upakramya vidinā upasaṃharati yathā - 'mano brahmetyupāsīta' (chā. 3.18.1) iti atra 'bhāti ca tapati ca kīrtyā yaśasā brahmavarcasena ya evaṃ veda' (chā. 3.18.3) iti /
tasmat sakṛt upadeśeṣu api āvṛttisiddhiḥ /
asakṛt upadeśaḥ tu āvṛtteḥ sūcakaḥ