The Vedânta-Sûtras with the Commentary of Râmânuja, Part III — SBE Vol. 48 (trans. George Thibaut, 1904)

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The translator’s English as printed (George Thibaut). The original-language text is not held; names are romanised as the translator printed them.

— all, is of the Real, 119-124.

— defined, 699.

— auxiliaries to, 708-712.

— sins destroyed by, 722-724. Krishna, 525.

Lakshmi, the highest Brahman the

abode of, 3.
Light is Brahman, 247-249.
Lightning, on the soul's road, 747 sq.
Lord. See God.

Madhyamika doctrine of a general

void, 106, 514. Magician produces illusive states of consciousness, 75. Mahabharata quoted, 241, 400, 410,

528.

— philosophical systems in the, 529 sq.

Maitreya questions Parajara, 92.
Maitreyi and Ya^vzavalkya, 387,

395 sq. Maitreyi-brahmawa of the BWhad-

arawyaka, 385 sq., 388, 395 sq.
Mann, 410-412, 414.
Maya, diversity in Brahman through,

22.

— things seen in dreams are, 86.

— Lord of, 397, 406. Meditation on Brahman, 13-15, 17,

82 sq., 637-685.

— threefoldedness of, 253.

— different forms of, 629-636.

— must be repeated, 715 sq.

— to be carried on sitting, 720 sq.

— to be carried on up to death, 721 sq.

Mimawsa, the earlier and the latter part of the, 5.

— what it aims at, 6 sq.

— an antecedent to enquiry into Brahman, 19.

— opposed to the Vedantin view, 148-153.

Mirror does not manifest the face,

67.
Moon, double, 123.

— soul's passage to the, 741 sq. Mu^aka-upanishad explained, 282-

287.

Na\£iketa rite, 269.

Naâketas, story of, 269-271, 361 sq.
Narayawa, the one God, 227, 229,

239 sq., 242, 256, 280, 359, 461,

469, 472, 522.

— the highest Self or Brahman, 279, 282, 335, 521, 530 sq., 667.

— creator, 410, 521 sq., 767.

— promulgator of Pa»£aratra, 529-

53i.

— pervades the whole world, 625.

Nescience put an end to by knowledge of Brahman, 9 sq., 23 sq., 66, 145-147.

— appearance of plurality due to it, 9, 22 sq.

— is wrong imagination of difference, 25.

— does not originate, 54.

— final release opposed to, 71.

— its essential nature, 72.

— or Karman, 88, 101.

— theory of, cannot be proved, 102- 119.

— the root of all error, 161.

— all effects based on, 429, 432. Nirvana, Kapala theory of, 520. Nothingness, Buddhist theory of, refuted, 514-516.

Om, the sacred syllable, 362. Optical delusions, 121 sq., 123. Organs and vital breath, their origination, 568-570.

— their number, 570-572.

— their minuteness, 572 sq.

— ruled by the soul and the divinities, 575-577.

— vital breath not one of the, 577 sq.

Pawini, 69.

Paw^aratra doctrine, 529-531.

Pa«£aratra-jastra, the work of Vasu-

deva himself, 528. Pa#/£aratra-tantra is authoritative,

524-531.
Parama-sawhita quoted, 526, 527.
Parajara quoted, 72, 90, 284, 406,

410, 474, 478, 564>#593-

— questioned by Maitreya, 92. Pajupata doctrine, 529 ; not to be rejected absolutely, 531. Pajupatas, adherents of Pajupati,

520, 523-
Pajupati, doctrine of, 520-523, 529.
Pata%-ali, 425.
Paushkara-sawhita quoted, 525.

INDEX OF NAMES AND SUBJECTS.

p. 793

Perception versus Scripture, 24-
26, 30 sq., 73-78.

— non-determinate and determinate, 41.

— does not reveal mere Being, 44-

46.

Person, highest, release and rewards

Pata%-ali, 425.
Paushkara-sawhita quoted, 525.

INDEX OF NAMES AND SUBJECTS.

p. 793

Perception versus Scripture, 24-
26, 30 sq., 73-78.

— non-determinate and determinate, 41.

— does not reveal mere Being, 44-

46.

Person, highest, release and rewards

of works from the, 625-628.
Pleasure and pain, 152-155.
Plurality not unreal, 46 sq.
Pradhana. See Sanskrit Index,p. 7 85.
Pra^apati, a being of great merit, 237.

— the Creator, 332 sq.

— the highest Reality, 522.

— teaching of, 673, 675, 757, 760.

— world of, 747 sq.
Prahlada, saying of, 253.
Prakr/ti. See Sanskrit Index, p. 785.
Prawa, offering to, 294 sq. See

Sanskrit Index, p. 786.
Pratardana and Indra, 250-254.
Pravahawa, 585.
Pravargya ceremony, 644 sq.
Pulastya, teacher of Parajara, 92.
Pura«a. See Itihasa.

— does not teach a Brahman devoid of all difference, 86-102.

Putika plant, 120.

Raikvaand Ganajruti, 338-342.

— possessed knowledge of Brahman, 704.

Rakshasas, their weapons real, 125.
Rama, 525.

Ramanu^a, p. ix sq., 771.
Rawayamyas, Khilas of the, 643.
Raurava, name of a hell, 593.
Release, desire of, 4.

— how to be obtained, 9, 58, 83, 129-138, 181, 625-628.

— state of, 69-72, 551, 755-77L

— in this life impossible, 186.

— what it is, 203 sq., 270 sq., 392.

— according to Buddha, 514.

— Gaina theory of, 517.

— its time not fixed, 713 sq. jR/shis make or see the hymns, 3 3 2 sq.

— are the prawas, 568 sq.

Sacrifice, the ajvamedha, 697 sq.

— meditations on elements of the, 707 sq.

— twelve days', 763 sq. Sacrifices, five great, 1 7.

— please the highest Person, 155.

— gods come to the, 330 sq.

Sacrifices, imply injury to living beings, 598 sq.

— are means to propitiate deities, 626.

•Saivas, a class of adherents of Pajupati, 520 sq., 523. •Sakhas, the same doctrine conveyed by all, 80. Sawhitopanishad of the Atharvawas,

191.
Sawsara. See Sanskrit Index, p. 7 8 7.
Sawvarta, 704.
Sanaka, 90.

Sanatsug-ata quoted, 23.
Saw^ilya, 526 sq.

Sahkara and Ramanu^a, p. ix sq.
Sankara, a form of Vishwu, 93.
Sarikarsharaa, Madhava proclaimed

by, 528 sq.
Sahkarshawa quoted, 666.
Sahkhya system refuted, 282, 354—

407, 424-427, 48o-495.

— twenty-five categories of,3 7 1-3 74.

— the atheistic and the theistic, 396.

— the Smr/ti of Kapila, 408.

— outline of, 480-482.

— in Mahabharata, 529-531.

— not to be rejected absolutely, 53 r.
Sahkhya- SmWti, 409, 414.
Sariraka-Mimawsa, its aim, 7, 8 sq.
Sariraka-jastra, its relation to other

philosophical systems, 531. Sastra constituted by the words of

the Veda, 487.
Satvata doctrine, 529.
Satvata-sawhita. quoted, 525.
£atyayanins quoted, 726.
Saubhari, a being of special powers,

331,447. •Saunaka quoted, 101, 758.

— and Ahgiras, 284.

— Kapeya, 342.

Sautrantikas, a school of Bauddhas,
510.

Scripture of greater force than perception, 24-26, 30.

— not stronger than perception, 7 3- 78.

— texts, how to be reconciled, 138-

145.

— the source of knowledge of Brahman, 161-200.

— and Smriti, 408-412.

— and Ahgiras, 284.

— Kapeya, 342.

Sautrantikas, a school of Bauddhas,
510.

Scripture of greater force than perception, 24-26, 30.

— not stronger than perception, 7 3- 78.

— texts, how to be reconciled, 138-

145.

— the source of knowledge of Brahman, 161-200.

— and Smriti, 408-412.

— alone authoritative, 426, 473 sq.

— of tender regard to man's welfare, 662.

p. 794

VEDANTA-S^JTRAS.

Self, its unity with Brahman, 23,
100 sq.

— and I, how related, 37 sq., 57 sq., 61, 72.

— and Nescience one, 54.

— the abode of knowledge, 63.

— is eternal, 63.

— defined, 72.

— consisting of bliss is the highest Self, 209-237.

— See also Soul. Siddhas, 238.

Sins destroyed by knowledge, 722-

724.
Siva, a term referring to the highest

Reality, 522..
Sky-flower, 50, 55, 77, 532.
Sleep, soul in deep, 37 sq., 40, 52

sq., 67-69, 205 sq., 352, 379, 383 sq., 550 sq., 604-606, 765 sq. Smr/ti does not teach a Brahman devoid of all difference, 86-102.

— and Scripture, 119, 408-412.

— of Kapila, 408.

Snake and its coils, 618-621.

Snake-rope, 66, 73, 75, 148 sq., 433.

Soma, substitute for, 120.

Soul, its relation to Brahman, 88, 98,
133 sq., 138-145, 191, 209-237,
257-353, 39i sq-, 394, 467-471.
556-567.

— released, its state, 100 sq., 755- 771.

— enters a body other than its own, 420.

— is not produced, 478 sq., 540- 544.

— its size, 520, 546-54S, 55 1 ? 7^4-

— is a knower, 544-553.

— abides in the heart, 548 sq., 765.

— is an agent, 553~556.

— its imperfections are not Brahman's, 563 sq.

— enveloped by the subtle rudiments of the elements, 584-589.

— followed by the pranas, 586.

— its journey to the world of the fathers, 589-592 ; of evil-doer does not ascend to the moon, 592-596; its descent from the moon, 596- 600.

— in state of dream, 601-604.

— in state of swoon, 606 sq.,

— its journey to the world of Brahman, 648-651, 728-745.

— in deep sleep. See Sleep.

Souls of gods, Asuras, &c., men,

beasts, trees, &c, 198.
Space. See Ether.
5ruti, 119 sq. See Scripture.
Stage curtain, 224.
Stages of life (ajramas), the three,

693-696, 698-700, 702-712. Stories, their purpose in Vedantatexts, 697 sq. Sudras excluded from knowledge of

Brahman, 337-347*
Sugata, i.e. Buddha, 520, 544.

— his doctrine of Nothingness, 514.

— his teaching to be rejected, 531. Sun, Person within the, 237-242.

— as honey, 368 sq.

— at night, 739 sq.

— knowers of Brahman go to the,

739-74L
iSVetaketu, 583, 585.
Swoon, soul in state of, 606 sq.

Thou art that, 129-138, 759.

Uddalaka and Ya^wavalkya, 280.
Udgitha. See Sanskrit Index, p. 783.
Unevolved, the, 354 sq., 357, 358.
Upako^ala taught by the Fires, 273-

275, 276 sq.
Upanishad, Pa^aratra a great, 528.
Upanishads, doctrine of all, 135.

— the way of him who has heard the, 277.

— mantras and sacrificial injunctions in the, 644 sq.

— See also Scripture.

Ushasta and Ysyjvzavalkya, 656-658,
701.

Va^asaneyins quoted., 263.

— of the Kawva and Madhyandina branch, 278 sq., 281.

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