‘Moká¹£a’ in ‘The BrahmasÅ«tra-s’ as interpreted by RÄmÄnujÄcÄrya
Veena Pritish Amolik and Dr. Lalita Namjoshi
BrahmasÅ«tra-sby BÄdarÄyaṇaVyÄsa forms part of the triple cannon (PrasthÄna TrayÄ«) of Vedanta.In BrahmasÅ«tra-s BÄdarÄyaṇaVyÄsa strings together the leading concepts of VedÄnta in an orderly manner. It has four chapters. The first chapter is SamanvayÄdhyÄya wherein various Upaniá¹£adic statements are harmonised with the ultimate reality of Brahman. It is established that the Brahman is the nature of existence-consciousness-bliss and the cause of the universe. AvirodhÄdhyÄya is the second one, in which the Upaniá¹£adic statements about Brahman are proved through logic or Yukti and through refutation of other schools of philosophy. The third one is SÄdhanÄdhyÄya reveals details of various VidyÄ-s and UpÄsanÄ-s leading to the attainment of the Ultimate Reality. PhalÄdhyÄya is the fourth chapter whichelucidates the effect of realising the Ultimate Reality. Most schools of the Indian philosophy generally concede that Moká¹£a is the supreme goal of life (Parama-Puruá¹£Ärtha). Yet there are varied views regarding the concept of Moká¹£a, its nature and the means to attain it. This paper focuses on the concept of Moká¹£a in BrahmasÅ«tra-sand its natureas interpreted by RÄmÄnujÄcÄrya in his commentary titled ÅšrÄ«bhÄá¹£ya. It also brings out that ParamaBhakti and Prapatti are the ways to attain Moká¹£a.
Veena Pritish Amolik, Dr. Lalita Namjoshi. ‘Moká¹£a’ in ‘The BrahmasÅ«tra-s’ as interpreted by RÄmÄnujÄcÄrya. Int J Sanskrit Res 2018;4(6):75-77.