[Advaita-l] Paul Hacker's erroneous view

[D Gayatri]

//nirasta bhUtiM = He has got no material wealth (bhUti) (as he is a
sannyasi) / he is devoid of ashes (bhUti)//

Both interpretations are valid.

//anugraM = He is not fierce   Where is the second interpretation? //

Agreed, but this is the only exception. So it does not harm the overall
conclusion.

//vinA vinAyakaM = He is not accompanied by vinAyaka   Even here only one
interpretation//

Pande gives the other interpretation. He who has defeated the Buddhists.


On Saturday, 3 September 2016, V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> On Sat, Sep 3, 2016 at 7:07 PM, D Gayatri <dgayatrinov10 at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','dgayatrinov10 at gmail.com');>> wrote:
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>> Look at how beautifully the Narayanastra blog explains the meaning of
>> Padmapada's verse -
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>> http://narayanastra.blogspot.in/p/blog-page_3.html
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>> namAmyabhogiparivArasampadaM nirastabhUtiM anumArddhavigrahaM
>> anugraM unmR^iditakAlalA~ncanaM vinAvinAyakaM apUrvashaN^karaM
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>> The above sanskrit verse is a double entendre.
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>> Each word/sentence can
>> be interpreted in two ways:
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> This claim is not met in three instances:
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>> apUrva shaMkaraM namAmi = I salute the new Shankara who is different
>> from the commonly known Shankara (Shiva)
>> abhogiparivAra sampadaM = He is surrounded by sages (abogi-s or those
>> who do not indulge in “bhoga” or enjoyments) / he is not surrounded by
>> snakes (bhogi-s)
>> nirasta bhUtiM = He has got no material wealth (bhUti) (as he is a
>> sannyasi) / he is devoid of ashes (bhUti)  Only one interpretation is
>> possible here, that is what one commentator has done.
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>> anumArdha vigrahaM = He has logic (anumA) as his other half / he does
>> not have Uma as his other half
>> anugraM = He is not fierce   Where is the second interpretation?
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>> unmR^idita kAla lA~ncanaM = He has surpassed the mark of time (ie.,
>> samsara, as he is a jIvanmukta)/ he is devoid of the black-mark (on
>> the throat)
>> vinA vinAyakaM = He is not accompanied by vinAyaka   Even here only one
>> interpretation.
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