Brahma Sutras (Critical Exposition)
author: B. N. K. Sharma
edition: 2008, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 1835
ISBN-10: 8121500354
ISBN-13: 9788121500357
Topic: Hindu-philosophy
The Goal of the Jnanin
This chapter describes The Goal of the Jnanin located on page 735 of volume 3 in the book Brahma Sutras (Critical Exposition) compiled by B. N. K. Sharma. This book contains a Critical Exposition of the Brahmasutras of Badarayana including a thorough research on the commentaries of Shankara, Ramanuja and Madhva. The Vedanta Sutras represent an important treatise of Indian Philosophy teaching Vedic concepts as found in the Upanishads..
Sanskrit name of chapter: karyadhikaranam or karyadhikarana (karya-adhikarana / adhikaranam). This edition includes the original Sanskrit text, an English translation, references to commentaries, detailled footnotes, IAST transliterated words and a large index.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu [by Shrila Rupa Gosvami]
atha ashritah — te sharanya jnani-carah seva-nishthas tridhashritah ||3.2.21||English translationAshrita: “There are three types of ashritas: those who have surrendered to the Lord as their protector (sharanya), those who were previously jnanis (jnani-cara) but later understood the superiority of the form and qualities of the Lord, and those who are fixed in service (seva-nishtha), appreciating the Lord’s sweetness.”...
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Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation [by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar]
Of course, the Lord would no: mince matters any more, and He brings out, in un-ambiguous terms, the special greatness and glory of the ‘Jnani in the three succeeding shlokas (7-17 to 19). The Jnani, engrossed in the Lord as the highest goal, is dear to the Lord beyond words, and is looked upon by the Lord as His very self....
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita [by Narayana Gosvami]
udarah sarvah evaite jnani tv atmaiva me matam | asthitah sa hi yuktatma mam evanuttamam gatim || 18 || udarah–magnanimous; sarvah–all; eva–certainly; ete–these; jnani–the man in knowledge; tu–but; atma eva–My very self; me–by Me; matam–is considered; asthitah–abiding; sah–that; hi–indeed; yukta-atma–soul is always connected; mam–in Me; eva–certainly; anuttamam–as his unsurpassable; gatim–goal (of life)....
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