[Advaita-l] [advaitin] BrihadAraNyaka 4.3.19 and Aitareya 1.3.12

[Ananta Chaitanya [Sarasvati]]

Namaste Sudhanshuji,

On Wed, Apr 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM Sudhanshu Shekhar <sudhanshu.iitk at gmail.com>
wrote:

> If we can consolidate the references to DSV in Shruti, BhAshya and works
> of sampradAya-vit AchAryAs, it will be be of great help. I just begin it,
> and learned members, if they deem fit, can add:
>
> 1. Brihadaaranyak 4.3.19
> 2. Brihadaaranyak 2.1.20
> 2. Aitareya 1.3.12
> 3. KaushItakI 3.3/4.19
> 4. ChhAndOgya 8.5.4
> 6. BSB/RatnaprabhA/NyAya NirNaya 1.3.30
> 7. anubhUti prakAsha 1.17
> 8. anubhUti prakAsha 8.67
> 9. anibhUti prakAsha 9.46
>
> Advaita Siddhi states that Brihadaaranyak 2.1.20 is pramANa for DSV -
> दृष्टिसृष्टौ च ‘एवमेवास्मादात्मनः सर्वे प्राणाः सर्वे लोकाः सर्वे वेदाः
> सर्वाणि भूतानि सर्व एत आत्मनो व्युच्चरन्ती'ति श्रुतिः सुप्तोत्थितजीवात्
> प्राणादिसृष्टिं प्रतिपादयन्ती प्रमाणम् ।
>
> I request the learned members to add further references which are in their
> knowledge.
>
> There are umpteen references in MANDUkya.
>

That looks good. There are some bhAShya sentences I found to be DSV as in
Mundaka and of course in Mandukya. Some may call it an opinion, so be it.
Entire Vedanta Siddhanta Muktavali is DSV, wherein the author shifts the
onus of proving the reality of jagat onto the pUrvapakSha with a single
example of dream.

gurupAdukAbhyAm,
--Ananta Chaitanya
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