Brahmasūtra2 with Śaṃkara's Śārīrakamīmāṃsābhāṣya and Govindānanda's Ratnaprabhāvyākhyā (with commentary) · Chapter 9

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sarvatra prasiddhopadeśāt | BBs_1,2.1 |
idamāmnāyate- 'sarvaṃ khalvidaṃ brahma tajjalāniti śānta upāsīta /
atha khalu kratumayaḥ puruṣo yathākraturasmiṃlloke puruṣo bhavati tathetaḥ pretya bhavati sa kratuṃ kurvīta', 'manomayaḥ prāṇaśarīro bhārūpaḥ' (chā. 3.14.1,2) ityādi /
tatra saṃśayaḥ- kimiha manomayatvādibhirdharmaiḥ śārīra ātmopāsyatvenopadiśyata āhosvitparaṃ brahmeti /
kiṃ tāvatprāptam /
śārīra iti /
kutaḥ, tasya hi kāryakaraṇādhipateḥ prasiddho manaādibhiḥ saṃbandho na parasya brahmaṇaḥ, 'aprāṇo hyamanāḥ śubhraḥ' (mu. 2.1.2) ityādiśrutibhyaḥ /
nanu 'sarvaṃ khalvidaṃ brahma' iti svaśabdenaiva brahmopāttaṃ, kathamiha śārīra ātmopāsya āśaṅkyate /
naiṣa doṣaḥ /
nedaṃ vākyaṃ brahmopāsanāvidhiparaṃ kiṃ tarhi śamavidhiparam /
yatkāraṇaṃ 'sarvaṃ khalvidaṃ brahma tajjalāniti śānta upāsīta' ityāha /
etaduktaṃ bhavati- yasmātsarvamidaṃ vikārajātaṃ brahmaiva, tajjatvāttallatvāttadanatvācca /
naca sarvasyaikātmatve rāgādayaḥ saṃbhavanti, tasmācchānta upāsīteti /
naca śamavidhiparatve satyanena vākyena brahmopāsanaṃ niyantuṃ śakyate /
upāsanaṃ tu 'sa kratuṃ kurvīta' ityanena vidhīyate /
kratuḥ saṃkalpo dhyānamityarthaḥ /
tasya ca viṣayatvaṃna śrūyate- 'manomayaḥ prāṇaśarīraḥ' iti jīvaliṅgam /
ato brūmo jīvaviṣayametadupāsanamiti /
'sarvakarmā sarvakāmaḥ' ityādyapi śrūyamāṇaṃ paryāyeṇa jīvaviṣayamupapadyate /
'eṣa ma ātmāntarhṛdaye 'ṇīyānvrīhervā yavādvā' iti ca hṛdayāyatanatvamaṇīyastvaṃ cārāgramātrasya jīvasyāvakalpate nāparicchinnasya brahmaṇaḥ /
nanu 'jyāyānpṛthivyā' ityādyapi na paricchinne 'vakalpata iti /
atra brūmaḥ- na tāvadaṇīyastvaṃ jyāyastvaṃ cobhayamekasminsamāśrayituṃ śakyaṃ, virodhāt /
anyatarāśrayaṇe ca prathamaśrutatvādaṇīyastvaṃ yuktamāśrayituṃ, jyāyastvaṃ tu brahmabhāvāpekṣayā bhaviṣyatīti /
niścite ca jīvaviṣayatve yadante brahmasaṃkīrtanaṃ 'etadbrahma' (chā. 3.14.4) iti, tadapi prakṛtaparāmarśārthatvājjīvaviṣayameva /
tasmānmanomayatvādibhirdharmairupāsyam /
kutaḥ, sarvatra prasiddhopadeśāt /
yatsarveṣu vedānteṣu prasiddhaṃ brahmaśabdasyālambanaṃ jagatkāraṇaṃsa iha ca 'sarvaṃ khalvidaṃ brahma' iti vākyopakrame śrute, tadeva manomayatvādidharmairviśiṣṭamupadiśyata iti yuktam /
evañca prakṛtahānāprakṛtaprakriye na bhaviṣyataḥ /
nanu vākyopakrame śamavidhivivakṣayā brahma nirdiṣṭaṃ na svavivakṣayetyuktam /
atrocyate- yadyapi śamavidhivivakṣayā brahma nirdiṣṭaṃ tathāpi manomayatvādiṣūpadiśyamāneṣu tadeva brahma saṃnihitaṃ bhavati /
jīstu na saṃnihito naca svaśabdenopātta iti vaiṣamyam