Brahma Sutras (Critical Exposition)
author: B. N. K. Sharma
edition: 2008, Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 1835
ISBN-10: 8121500354
ISBN-13: 9788121500357
Topic: Hindu-philosophy
Size of the Jivatman
This chapter describes Size of the Jivatman located on page 203 of volume 2 in the book Brahma Sutras (Critical Exposition) compiled by B. N. K. Sharma. This book contains a Critical Exposition of the Brahmasutras of Badarayana including a thorough research on the commentaries of Shankara, Ramanuja and Madhva. The Vedanta Sutras represent an important treatise of Indian Philosophy teaching Vedic concepts as found in the Upanishads..
Sanskrit name of chapter: utkrantyadhikaranam or utkrantyadhikarana (utkranti-adhikarana / adhikaranam). This edition includes the original Sanskrit text, an English translation, references to commentaries, detailled footnotes, IAST transliterated words and a large index.
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Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
Story of Jivatman. (The induvidual life or soul). The Aparabrahman (which is next to the highest Brahman) that is so minute and subtle is called Jivatman. Parabrahman is God almighty. It is mentioned in Taittiriyopanishad about this aparabrahman as follows :"Tasmad va etasmadatmana akashah sambhutah, akashad vayuh vayoragnih, agnerapah adbhyah prithvi prithivya oshadhayah oshadhibhyo annam annat purushah sa va esha purusho annamayah."...
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Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) [by Srisa Chandra Vasu]
—In this passage occurs the description of the three-foldness of all creation and in it occurs the phrase Jiva Atma. This word Jiva Atma is generally understood to mean the human soul or the individual soul; but here it has not that meaning. It means the Living Lord. By this tripartite Lakshmi, etc., are made to evolve other Devatas as Indra and the rest; who in their turn evolve Agni, Moon and Surya....
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita [by Narayana Gosvami]
In the Shvetashvatara Upanishad (5.9) it is said: balagra-shata-bhagasya shatadha kalpitasya ca bhago jivah sa vijneyah sa canantyaya kalpate One should know that the jivatma is the size of one ten-thousandth the tip of a hair. Also the Aitareya Upanishad (5.8) states, “aragra-matro hy avaro pi drshtah–it is seen that the jiva has an extremely subtle form.” The above statements from the Shrutis prove that the individual soul, or jivatma, is atomic in size; it is very subtle....
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