Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary)
by Roma Bose | 1940 | 290,526 words
English translation of the Brahma-sutra 3.1.15, including the commentary of Nimbarka and sub-commentary of Srinivasa known as Vedanta-parijata-saurabha and Vedanta-kaustubha resepctively. Also included are the comparative views of important philosophies, viz., from Shankara, Ramanuja, Shrikantha, Bhaskara and Baladeva.
Brahma-Sūtra 3.1.15
English of translation of Brahmasutra 3.1.15 by Roma Bose:
“Moreover seven.”
Nimbārka’s commentary (Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha):
Smṛti texts declare also that there are seven hells, beginning with the Raurava.
Śrīnivāsa’s commentary (Vedānta-kaustubha)
And “moreover” Smṛti texts declare that there are seven hells.—beginning with Raurava and the rest,—as the places to be approached by the sinners.
Comparative views of Śaṅkara and Śrīkaṇṭha:
They add a “ca” thus: “Api ca sapta”.[1]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Brahma-sūtras (Śaṅkara’s commentary) 3.1.15, p. 695: Brahma-sūtras (Śrīkaṇṭha’s commentary) 3.1.15, p. 208, Part 9.