Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary)
by Roma Bose | 1940 | 290,526 words
English translation of the Brahma-sutra 3.4.30, 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 3.4.30
English of translation of Brahmasutra 3.4.30 by Roma Bose:
“Moreover (it is) declared by Smṛti.”
Nimbārka’s commentary (Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha):
And it is declared by Smṛti too in the passage: “He who being in danger of life eats food from anyone whatsoever is not touched by sin, as a lotus-leaf is not touched by water”.[1]
Śrīnivāsa’s commentary (Vedānta-kaustubha)
“Moreover,” the eating of all food from anyone whatsoever both by a knower and a non-knower in the event of danger of life “is declared by Smṛti” thus: “He who being in danger of life eats food from anyone whatsoever is not touched by sin, as a lotus-leaf is not touched by water”.
Comparative views of Rāmānuja and Baladeva:
They omit the “Ca”.