Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study)

by Sadhu Gyanananddas | 2021 | 123,778 words

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Summary: This represents an analytical study of the Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam in Light of Swaminarayan Vachanamrut (Vacanamrita). Svami-Narayana incarnated in the village Chapiya (Uttara Pradesdh) on 3 April 1781. His teachings were based on the ancient Indian scriptures and were compiled in a form known as the Vacanamrita. His novel contributions to Vedanta philosophy revolve around the five ontological entities: Jiva, Ishvara, Maya, Aksharabrahman, and Parabrahman. Roughly 200 years later, Bhadreshdas composed a commentary (Bhasya) correlating the principles of Vachanamrut.

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The full text of the Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

Vision

+ Chapter 1 - Introduction

. 1. Vedic Darśana Tradition

. 2. Darśana (Introduction)

. 2.1. Sāṃkhya Darśana

. 2.2. Yoga Darśana

. 2.3. Nyāya Darśana

. 2.4. Vaiśeṣika Darśana

. 2.5. Karmamīmāṃsā Darśana

. 2.6. Vedanta Darśana

. 3. Vedic Darśana Tradition and the Prasthānatrayī Śāstras

. 4.1. Life and Work of Bhagavān Svāminārāyaṇa

. 4.2. Arrival in Gujarat

. 4.3. Unique Prayer

. 4.4. Purity in Festival

. 4.5. Women’s Upliftment

. 4.6. Sādhus of Svāminārāyaṇa

. 4.7. Savior of Gujarat

. 4.8. Basic Philosophy of Svāminārāyaṇa

. 5. Guruparampara in Svāminārāyaṇa Faith: A Live Philosophy

. 6. Prasthānatrayī-Svāminarāyana-Bhāṣya

+ Chapter 2 - Analysis on the Basis Of Epistemology

. 1.1. Epistemology in Vedic Tradition

. 1.2. Acceptance of Pramāṇa in Various Darśana Traditions

. 1.3. Pramāṇas: Basic Introduction

. 2. Analysis of the Svāminārāyaṇa Bhāṣya (Introduction)

. 3. Mānādhīnā Meyasiddhi

. 4.1. Numbers of Pramāṇa in the Svāminārāyaṇa School

. 4.2. Laukika Pramāṇas Fail to Realize Eternal Entities

. 4.3.1. The cause of Pramāṇa and Pramā

. 4.3.2. Parabrahman’s Innermost Will

. 4.4a. Grace to Pramāṇas: The Divine Birth on Earth

. 4.4b. Perception (pratyakṣa)

. 4.4c. The Divine Sight

. 4.4d. Imperceptible Became Perceptible

. 4.4e. Inference in the Bhāṣyakāra

. 4.4f. Significance of Verbal Testimony

. 4.4g. The Vedic Texts

. 4.4h. The Most Authentic Scripture—The Vacanāmṛta

. 4.4i. A Tribute to Veda Vyāsa

. 4.4j. Āpta-Vākya Pramāṇa

. 4.4k. Unknowable Becomes Knowable

. 4.4l. The Guru Who Interprets the Śabda

. 4.4m. Upamāna (analogy)

. 5.1. What is Pramā?

. 5.2. Realistic Epistemology

. 5.3. The Knower-known-knowing

. 5.4. Classification of Ultimate Pramā

. 5.5. The Process of Attaining Knowledge

. 6. The Ultimate Knowers

. 7. Khyāti (theories of error)

. 7.1. Cid-Acid Khyāti

. 7.2. Cid Khyāti

. 7.3. Acid Khyāti

. 8. Conclusion of the Analysis

+ Chapter 3 - Analysis on the Basis of Metaphysics

. Metaphysics and Svāminārāyaṇa’s perspective

. 1. Jīva (Introduction)

. 1.1. Three Bodies and Three States of the Jīva

. 1.2. Different from the Body

. 1.3. Ātman-Body Relation

. 1.4. The Nature and Form of the Jīva?

. 1.5. Multiplicity and Atomicity

. 1.6. Atomic size of the individual self

. 1.7. Dependency on Parabrahman

. 2. Īśvara (Introduction)

. 2.1. Common Characteristics of Jīvas and Īśvaras

. 2.2. Distinction (form, function, and nature of Īśvaras)

. 2.3. Īśvaras’ Bondage

. 2.4. How Īśvaras Work

. 2.5. The Relation Between Īśvaras and Parabrahman

. 3. Māyā (Introduction)

. 3.1. Māyā is Real

. 3.2. Three Guṇas of Māyā

. 3.3. Insentiency and Sentiency

. 3.4. Eternal and Indistinct

. 3.5. Material Bedrock of All Beings and Things

. 3.6. Power of Parabrahman

. 3.7. Māyā as the embodiment of Ignorance

. 3.8. Māyā and the Creation of the Universes

. 3.8.1. The Real Creator and Cause

. 3.8.2. Purpose of the Creation

. 3.8.3. Sustenance of the world

. 3.8.4. Dissolution of the world

. 4. Akṣarabrahman (Introduction)

. 4.1. Akṣarabrahman is not Parabrahman

. 4.2. The Nature of Brahman

. 4.3. Forms of Akṣarabrahman (Introduction)

. 4.3.1. Akṣarabrahman as Cidākāśa

. 4.3.2. Akṣarabrahman as Parabrahman’s Abode

. 4.3.3. Akṣarabrahman as Sevaka in Akṣaradhāma

. 4.3.4. Akṣarabrahman as Brahmasvarūpa Guru

. 5.1. Parabrahman: One Without Second

. 5.2.1. Lord and Ātman of All Beings

. 5.2.2. Source of All Avatāras

. 5.3. Kartā: Parabrahman as Omni-agent

. 5.4.1. Eternal Form of Parabrahman

. 5.4.2. Parabrahman in Human-Like Form

. 5.4.3. Parabrahman Possesses a Human Form yet Divine

. 5.5. Pragaṭa: Parabrahman as Manifest

. 5.5.1. The Uniqueness of the Manifestation

. 6. Conclusion

+ Chapter 4 - Analysis on the Basis of Spiritual Endeavour

. Introduction (spirituality and philosophy)

. Spiritual Endeavor (Sādhanā)

. 2. Grace and Self-Effort

. 3. Brahmavidyā (Introduction)

. 3.1. Knowledge for Information and Knowledge for Transformation

. 4. Brahmabhāva (Introduction)

. 4.1. Oneness with the Brahmasvarūpa Guru

. 5. The Role of the Guru in Sādhanā

. 6. Śaraṇāgati (Refuge)

. 6.1. Guru-śaraṇāgati

. 6.2. The Process of Āśraya-grahaṇa

. 6.3. Is Āśrayagrahaṇa Important?

. 7. Upāsanā (Introduction)

. 7.1. The meaning of the Akṣara-Puruṣottama Upāsanā

. 7.2. What to Understand in Upāsanā

. 8. Physical Sādhanā (Introduction)

. 8.1. Significance of Niyamas

. 8.2. Significance of Sevā (service)

. 8.3. Significance of Tapa (austerities)

. 9. Dikṣā (1): Dikṣita Housholder’s Niyamas

. 9. Dikṣā (2): Dikṣita Renunciate’s Niyamas

. 9. Dikṣā (3): Relaxation in the Observance of Niyamas

. 9. Dikṣā (4): Atonement

. 10. Bhakti (Devotion-Worship)

. 10.1. Intense Love Due to Glory

. 10.2. The Way to Learn Bhakti

. 10.3. Bhakti Purifies the Self

. 10.4. Pativratā-bhakti

. 11. Ekāntiki Bhakti (Introduction)

. 11.1. Components of Ekāntiki-Bhakti (a): Dharma

. 11.1. Components of Ekāntiki-Bhakti (b): Jñāna

. 11.1. Components of Ekāntiki-Bhakti (c): Vairāgya

. 12.1. Satsaṅga: Sādhanā for Daily Life (Introduction)

. 12.2. Virtues Helpful in Spiritual Progress

. 12.3. Śraddhā (Patience, Faith)

. 12.4. Śravaṇādi-Sopānas (Steps for Grasping Knowledge)

. 12.5. Viveka (Discernment)

. 12.6. Gunagrāhaka-Dṛṣṭi (Perceiving Virtues of Others)

. 12.7. Antardṛṣṭi (Introspection)

. 12.8. Divyabhāva (Divinity)

. 12.9. Niṣkapaṭabhāva (Undeceitfulness)

. 12.10. Prayer

. 13. Conclusion

+ Chapter 5 - Analysis on the basis of Soteriology

. Introduction (Soteriology)

. 1. The Threefold Pains

. 2. The General Conception of Mokṣa

. 3. The Ultimate Goal

. 4. Mukti Mimāṃsā in the Svāminārāyaṇa School (Introduction)

. 4.1. The Nature of Bondage

. 4.2. The Nature of Liberation

. 5. Does Jīva Become Akṣarabrahman Through This Oneness?

. 6. Jīvanamukti (Introduction)

. 6.1. Experience of Jīvanamukti

. 6.2. Is Jīvanamukti Possible While living?

. 6.3. Why Does the Jīvanmukta Live on Earth?

. 7. Videhamukti (Introduction)

. 7.1. Arcirādi Mārga: The Way to the Abode of Parabrahman

. 7.2. Is Oneness With Parabrahman Possible?

. 7.3. The Body of a Mukta in Akṣaradhāma

. 7.4. Upasya-Upasaka Relationship

. 7.5. The Role of Muktas in Akṣaradhāma

. 8. Some Clarity Regarding Mukti

. 9. Conclusion

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