[Advaita-l] [advaitin] The Māyāvāda of Vedavyāsa

[V Subrahmanian]

Dear Sudhanshu ji,

Thanks for sharing this very valuable verse along with the Sridhari
commentary.  It only confirms the overwhelming Advaitic flavour in the
Bhagavatam.

warm regards
subbu



On Sun, Jan 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM Sudhanshu Shekhar <sudhanshu.iitk at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Namaste Subbu ji.
>
> In BhAgavata 3.7.10, it is said -
>
> अर्थाभावं विनिश्चित्य प्रतीतस्यापि नात्मनः । तां चापि युष्मच्चरणसेवयाऽहं
> पराणुदे ॥१८॥
>
> अन्वयः - अनात्मनः प्रतीतस्य अपि अर्थाभावं विनिश्चित्य युष्मत् चरणसेवया अहं
> तां चापि पराणुदे || १८ ||
>
> Translation: (Vidura ji says) By serving your holy feet, I have determined
> the non-existence of this perceived anAtmA (non-self).
>
> By serving your holy feet, I will remove even the perception of this
> anAtmA.
>
> Sridhar SwAmI says:
>
> इदानीं तु कृतार्थोऽस्मि, यतस्त्वया संशयश्छिन्नः केवलं
> बाधितानुवृत्तिरेवावशिष्टा, सापि युष्मत्प्रसादान्निवर्तिष्यत इत्याह ।
>
> नात्मन: अनात्मनः प्रपञ्चस्य प्रतीतस्याप्यर्थाभावमर्थोऽत्र नास्ति, किंतु
> प्रतीतिमात्रमिति युष्मच्चरणसेवया निश्चित्य तां प्रतीतिमप्यहं पराणुदे,
> अपनेष्यामीत्यर्थः ||१८||
>
> Now I am fulfilled because the doubts have been removed by you. Only
> bAdhita-anuvritti is remaining. That also will be removed by your grace.
>
> This non-self, this perceived world does not have existence here. It is
> merely perception, a pratIti. Having determined thus by serving your holy
> feet, I will remove even that pratIti, that perception.
>
> भाव प्रकाशिका
> विदुरजी ने कहा कि आपने मेरे संशय को विनष्ट कर दिया है, अतएव मैं कृतार्थ हो
> गया हूँ । अब केवल बाधितानुवृत्ति ही बची हुयी है, वह भी आपकी कृपा से दूर हो
> जायेगी इसी बात को इस श्लोक के द्वारा कहा गया है । यह प्रपञ्च भी अनात्मा है,
> इसकी प्रतीति तो होती है किन्तु यह है नहीं इसकी केवल प्रतीति होती है। आपके
> चरणों की सेवा से इसके अभाव का निश्चय करके मैं इसको भी त्याग दूँगा ||१८||
>
> It is one of my favourite shlOka.
>
> Regards,
> Sudhanshu Shekhar.
>
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