Category:Real Commentary on the Vedanta-sutra
Theme Analysis
The Vedānta-sūtra contains the essence of all Vedic knowledge, but due to its aphoristic nature, it is often misunderstood or deliberately misinterpreted by unqualified speculators. Śrīla Prabhupāda establishes that to understand the absolute truth, one must consult the original author's own explanation. Because Vyāsadeva compiled the Vedānta-sūtra and later, under the instruction of Nārada Muni, wrote Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as its natural commentary, the Bhāgavatam stands as the ultimate authority on Vedānta philosophy. By studying Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, sincere seekers are protected from the doomed path of Māyāvādī interpretations and are guided directly to the personal realization of the Supreme Lord.
- The Natural Commentary by the Original Author: Vyāsadeva, the compiler of the Vedānta-sūtra, personally wrote Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam upon reaching spiritual maturity. This guarantees that the Bhāgavatam conveys the exact philosophical intention of the original sūtras without distortion.
- Revealing the Absolute Truth: The very beginning of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam deals directly with the Absolute Truth from which everything emanates, proving it to be the perfect expansion and explanation of the Vedānta philosophy.
- Condemnation of Māyāvādī Misinterpretations: Speculative commentaries, particularly Śrī Śaṅkarācārya's Śārīraka-bhāṣya, misrepresent the personal nature of the Absolute. Accepting such impersonalist commentaries dooms one's spiritual life.
- The Supreme Qualification for Human Life: Because Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam acts as the brahma-sūtra-bhāṣya, a daily study of this great literature is considered the primary business of a civilized human being, granting full knowledge of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Is Vyāsadevas Real Commentary on the Vedānta-sūtra.
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Pages in category "Real Commentary on the Vedanta-sutra"
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- Absolute Truth, from where everything is emanating, is discussed in the beginning of the Srimad-Bhagavatam. Therefore Bhagavatam is accepted as the real commentary on the Vedanta-sutra
- According to these Acharyas (Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya) Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam are, in their original stand, the real commentaries of the Vedanta Sutras
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- If we accept Srimad-Bhagavatam as the real commentary on Vedanta-sutra, then we'll find that in the Srimad-Bhagavatam it is said, kaler dosa-nidhe rajann asti hy eko mahan gunah - SB 12.3.51
- If we take Srimad-Bhagavatam as the real commentary on Vedanta-sutra, then we'll find that in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, kaler dosa-nidhe rajann asti hy eko mahan guna
- In every chapter of Srimad-Bhagavatam you'll find brahma-sutra-bhasya: "This is real commentary on the Brahma-sutra." So one should read daily at least one, two hours. That is human life
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- Srimad-Bhagavatam is the personal commentary on Vedanta-sutra made by Vyasadeva when he had attained maturity in spiritual realization. He was able to write it by the help of Narada's mercy
- Srimad-Bhagavatam is the real commentary on the Vedanta-sutra. Unfortunately, if one is attracted to Sri Sankaracarya's commentary, Sariraka-bhasya, his spiritual life is doomed
- Srimad-Bhagavatam is the right explanation of Vedanta-sutra. Bhasyayam brahma-sutranam. The Brahma-sutra means Vedanta-sutra. And the real commentary and explanation is Srimad-Bhagavatam, of Vedanta
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- The real commentary on the Vedanta-sutra is Srimad-Bhagavatam. Artho ’yam brahma-sutranam: Srimad-Bhagavatam is the original commentary on the Vedanta-sutra, written by the author himself, Srila Vyasadeva
- The Srimad-Bhagavatam is the real commentary on the Vedanta-sutra, written by the author of the Vedanta-sutra himself. The Vedanta-sutra was written by Vyasadeva, & under the instruction of Narada, his spiritual master, Vyasadeva wrote a commentary on it
- Those who are Krsna conscious actually have full knowledge of the essence of Vedanta philosophy, for they study the real commentary on the Vedanta philosophy, Srimad-Bhagavatam, and follow the actual words of the SPG as found in Bhagavad-gita As It Is