The Aphorisms of the Vedánta Philosophy: With Illustrative Extracts from the Commentary, in Sanskrit and English, Volume 1 |
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absurd abundance of reference admit assertion BÁDARAYANA birth Brahma breath called the Gáyatrí characteristics Colebrooke consists of joy deity denoted desire to know difference of declaration directed to aspire dissolution elements &c Emancipation Essays Vol Ether feet following Aphorism following reason four Aphorisms gauna Indra inferior soul injunction intended to enjoin knowledge meant mention Mímánsá Moreovert Nature object objector omniscient Pánini passage cited passages spoken production &c recognised regard reply Rig-veda S'wetaketu Sánkhyas sense settled point summum bonum Supreme Soul term consisting term the Existent theological things thou tion unintelligent Upanishad VÁMADEVA Veda Vedánta word light worshipping अत एव अस्य आह इति सिद्धम् उच्यते कारणं किन्तु कुतः चेतनं चेन्न जगत्कारणमिति तच तथा तथाच तथाहि तस्य ननु पर प्रधानं प्राण इति प्राप्ते ब्रह्म ब्रह्मजिज्ञासा ब्रह्मणो ब्रह्मेति ब्रह्मैव भवति भूतानि यथा यदतः वा शास्त्रं सच्छब्दवाच्यं सिद्धम स्यात् हि ऽपि ्म
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Page 50 - He is the breath (prana) in which all beings merge, into which they all rise. He is the light (jyotish) which shines in heaven, and in all places high and low, everywhere throughout the world, and within the human person.
Page 50 - He is the light which shines in heaven and in all places high and low, everywhere throughout the world, and within the human person. He is the breath and intelligent self, immortal, undecaying and happy, with which Indra, in a dialogue with Pratardana, identifies himself.