UPANISHAD MANDUKYA : Chapter-1. Agama Prakarana ( The Scriptural Treatise ) Sri Gaudapada's glossary begins : Karika Mantram-s 1 to 9. Mantram-7 : Discussion-1..

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12/04/2019

Mandukya Upanishad :

Chapter-1. Agama Prakarana ( The Scriptural Treatise )

Sri Gaudapada's glossary begins :

Karika Slokam-s 1 to 9.

Mantram : 7.

 "Vibhutim  prasavath  tvanya  manyante  srshti-cintakah,

 svapna-maya-sarupeti  srshtir-anyair-vikalpita."

 vibhutim = the glory of (the Lord );
prasavam = the creation;
tu = but;
anye = some others;
manyante = consider, accept;
srshti cintakah = thinkers of creation;
svapna maya sarupa = comparable to dream or magic;
iti = to be;
srshtih = the creation;
anyaih = by others;
vikalpita = is considered.

 "Some creationists believe it to be the projection of the Glory of God's own super-human-power, while others consider the world to be of the nature as dream or illusion."

 Discussion-1.

 In estimating, thus, the various Creationists' theories that have been given in our philosophical literature, Gaudapada has already hinted at the very opening line that he personally does not believe in the Creation at all. According to him, the Supreme Reality is non-created and that there is never a " created world" created by the Lord. The world of objects recognised by us is nothing but a mental projection made by ourselves. 

 This is called the theory of non-creation ( Ajatavada ).

 Early Vedantam mainly represented by the Mandukya Karika-s and Yoga Vasishta, believes in this Theory of Non- creation, while modern Vedantam represented mainly by Sri Adi Sankaracharya, allow a Relative Reality to the world-of-objects and beings seen in our eveyday life.

 In fact, there is no fundamental differences between these two theories, if we sympathetically understand them.

 To be continued ...   

know the self, know the self in Nature, know the self in Jiva, Further Oneness.

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