Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary)
by Roma Bose | 1940 | 290,526 words
English translation of the Brahma-sutra 4.1.2, 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 4.1.2
English of translation of Brahmasutra 4.1.2 by Roma Bose:
“And on account of inferential mark.”
Nimbārka’s commentary (Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha):
And on account of the Smṛti passage: ‘“By force of practice, desire to attain me, O Dhanañjaya”’ (Gītā 12.9[1]).
Śrīnivāsa’s commentary (Vedānta-kaustubha)
An inferential mark means Smṛti. There are Smṛti passages to this effect, such as ‘“But through repetition O son of Kunti!”’ (Gītā 6.35), ‘“Desire to attain me, O Dhanañjaya”’ (Gītā 12.9), “Viṣṇu is to be remembered always, and should never be forgotten. Let all injunctions and prohibitions be subordinate to these two” and so on. Hence it is established that the means to a direct vision of Brahman are to be repeated more than once.
Here ends the section entitled “Repetition ” (1).
Comparative views of Baladeva:
He omits the “ca”.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Correct quotation: “abhyāsa-yogena”. Not quoted by others.