[Advaita-l] anumAna-pramANa

[Sudhanshu Shekhar]

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> Namaste Chandramouli ji.

In the specific illustration of  fire on the mountain, what is the
**vyApti-jnAna
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As per VP, vyApti-jnAna is anumiti-karaNa. vyApti-jnAna is "यत्र यत्र धूम:,
तत्र तत्र वह्निः".

As per vivaraNa or VivaraNa UpanyAsa, what is the karaNa?
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PanchapAdikA makes a clear statement. तस्मात् लिङ्गदर्शनमेव
सम्बन्धज्ञानसंस्कारमुद्बोध्य तत्सहितं लिङ्गिज्ञानं जनयतीति वक्तव्यम्।

Thus, उद्बुद्ध-व्याप्ति-संस्कार-सहित-लिङ्ग-ज्ञान appears to me to be stated
as anumiti-karaNa as per VivaraNa.

However, I must mention that Shri Panchanan Shastri ji writes that
अनुमेय-आकार-वृत्ति is the anumiti-karaNa.
उद्बुद्ध-व्याप्ति-संस्कार-सहित-लिङ्ग-ज्ञान is the generator of
अनुमेय-आकार-वृत्ति and is hence stated to be anumiti-karaNa in a secondary/
metaphorical sense.

I reproduce his statement in VP commentary on page 119 - न हि
संस्कार-उद्बोध-अनन्तरम् अनुमिति-उदयः अपि तु अनुमेय-आकार-वृत्ति-उदय-अनन्तरम्
। तस्मात् अनुमेय-आकार-वृत्ति: एव अनुमितिकरणं न व्याप्तिज्ञानम्। लिङ्गस्य
अनुमितिकरणत्वं तु वृत्तिजनकतया एव भाक्तं वेदितव्यम्।

It is not the case that anumiti-pramA arises (just) after
vyApti-samskAra-udbodha. Rather, anumiti-pramA arises after arising of
anumeya-AkAra-vritti. Hence, it is the anumeya-AkAra-vritti which is
anumiti-karaNa. vyApti-jnAna is not anumiti-karaNa. That (VivaraNa states)
linga-darshan possesses anumiti-karaNa-tva should be understood to have
been stated in secondary (metaphorical/भाक्तम्) sense on account of it
producing the anumeya-AkAra-vritti.

In accordance with my understanding of VivaraNa, I feel
उद्बुद्ध-व्याप्ति-संस्कार-सहित-लिङ्ग-ज्ञान is anumiti-karaNa. However,
Panchanan Shastri Ji's commentary, which is unmatched on account of its
reliance of VivaraNa and BhAvaprakAshikA, holds anumiti-karaNa to be
anumeya-AkAra-vritti. I seek further clarity on the issue as I had been
holding vyApti-jnAna to be anumiti-karaNa for so long. It is a new issue
for me and I seek clarity from scholars in this forum.

Regards.
Sudhanshu Shekhar.

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