Brahma-Sūtra 2.1.12

English of translation of Brahmasutra 2.1.12 by Roma Bose:

“Hereby the remaining (persons) too who do not accept (the Veda) are explained (i.e. refuted).”

Nimbārka’s commentary (Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha):

“Hereby”, i.e. by the refutation of the Sāṃkhya view, the remaining ones, i.e. others who maintain a cause which is opposed to the Veda, “too”, are refuted.

Śrīnivāsa’s commentary (Vedānta-kaustubha)

Now, the author is extending the above refutation to the remaining views.

“Hereby”, i.e. by the above refutation of the doctrine of pradhāna as the cause of the world, “the remaining (persons) who do not accept (the Veda)”, too, should be known to he refuted. The word “śiṣṭāḥ” means ‘the remaining ones’, i.e. persons other than Kapila^[1] and Patañjali^[2]. The word “parigrahāḥ” means all who do not accept the Veda.^[3]

It is thus established that the doctrine of the causality of Brahman is not contradicted by their views as well.

Here ends the section entitled “The Non-acceptance of the rest” (4).

Comparative views of Śaṅkara, Bhāskara and Śrīkaṇṭha:

According to them the word “śiṣṭāparigrahāḥ” means (the doctrines like Atomism and the rest) which are not accepted by the wise.^[4]

Footnotes and references:

[1]:

The founder of the Sāṃkhya doctrine.

[2]:

The founder of the Yoga doctrine.

[3]:

This explains the compound: “śiṣṭāparigrahāḥ”.

[4]:

Hence they explain the compound as “Śiṣṭaiḥ aparigrahaḥ” and not as śiṣṭhāś ca aparigrahāś ca”. as done by Nimbārka, Śrīnivāsa, Rāmānuja and Baladeva. Vide Brahma-sūtras (Śaṅkara’s commentary) 2.1.11, p. 461; Brahma-sūtras (Bhāskara’s Commentary) 2.1.12, p. 92; Brahma-sūtras (Śrīkaṇṭha’s commentary) 2.1.13, p. 18, Parts 7 and 8.