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    Shankara Bhashya for Mantra 14 of Isa Upanishad

    Namaste everyone

    The 14th mantra of the Isha Upanishad is as follows

    सम्भूतिञ्च विनाशञ्च यस्तद्वेदोभ्यं सह ।
    विनाशेन मृत्युं तीर्त्वा सम्भूत्याऽमृतमश्नुते ॥


    In his commentary for this mantra Shankara Bhagavatpada says ‘सम्भूतिं च विनाशं च’ इत्यत्रावर्णलोपेन निर्देशो द्रष्टव्यः, प्रकृतिलयफलश्रुत्यनुरोधात् ॥

    As far as I have understood Shankara is saying that there is a missing अ ( which should be added to सम्भूति to make it असम्भूति).

    By adding an अ and making it असम्भूति then samuchchaya between asambhuti and vinasha can be undertaken (as previously explained)

    My question is - how can the shruti mantra have a missing letter? On what basis is Shankara Bhagavatpada adding a अ to the mantra?

    Obviously my understanding of the bhashya is incomplete and flawed.

    Request the knowledgeable members to enlighten me.

    Thank you

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    Re: Shankara Bhashya for Mantra 14 of Isa Upanishad

    Quote Originally Posted by varaali View Post
    Namaste everyone

    The 14th mantra of the Isha Upanishad is as follows

    सम्भूतिञ्च विनाशञ्च यस्तद्वेदोभ्यं सह ।
    विनाशेन मृत्युं तीर्त्वा सम्भूत्याऽमृतमश्नुते ॥


    In his commentary for this mantra Shankara Bhagavatpada says ‘सम्भूतिं च विनाशं च’ इत्यत्रावर्णलोपेन निर्देशो द्रष्टव्यः, प्रकृतिलयफलश्रुत्यनुरोधात् ॥

    As far as I have understood Shankara is saying that there is a missing अ ( which should be added to सम्भूति to make it असम्भूति).

    By adding an अ and making it असम्भूति then samuchchaya between asambhuti and vinasha can be undertaken (as previously explained)

    My question is - how can the shruti mantra have a missing letter? On what basis is Shankara Bhagavatpada adding a अ to the mantra?

    Obviously my understanding of the bhashya is incomplete and flawed.

    Request the knowledgeable members to enlighten me.

    Thank you
    namaste
    सम्भूतिं च विनाशं च य: तत् वेद उभयं सह ११/४० यजु
    प्रकृतै: गुणै: क्रियमाणानि कर्मानि २७/३ गीता
    All works are performed by modes of nature be constructive or destructive .
    so overcoming destructive forces constructive works are performed by nature to make balance .
    increasing pollution in invironment is best example of not following vedmantra .
    so it must be sambhutim .
    jai Sri Krsna

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