Sri Paramatma Sandarbha, Part 66
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Jan 24, 2021 — CANADA (SUN) — Sad Sandarbhas by Srila Jiva Goswami
Sri Paramatma-sandarbha
Volume Three
by Srila Jiva Goswami
Anuccheda 71 – Part Three
In order to bewilder the demons, the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself ordered Lord siva to preach the mayavada philosophy. This is confirmed by the following quote from both the Padma Purana and the siva Purana, where the Supreme Personality of Godhead tells siva:
Text 22
dvaparadau yuge bhutva
kalaya manusadisu svagamaih kalpitais tvam ca
janan mad-vimukhan kuru
"In Kali-yuga, mislead the people in general by propounding imaginary meanings for the Vedas to bewilder them."
Text 23
iti sri-bhagavad-vakyam iti dik. ata evoktam sri-nrsimha- purane yama-vakye
These words were spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. The same truth is also described in the sri Nrsimha Purana, where Yamaraja says:
Text 24
visadhara-kana-bhaksa-sankaroktir
dasabala-pancasikhaksapada-vadan mahad api su-vicarya loka-tantram
bhagavad-upastim rte na siddhir asti. iti.
"They who carefully study the philosophies of Patanjali, Kanada, sankaracarya, Buddha, Pseudo-Kapila, Gautama, and other materialistic authors, and who neglect devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, do not attain perfection."
Text 25
sarve 'tra vada-grantha eva nirdistah. na tu mantra-grantha iti namaksaram eva saksan nirdistam iti ca nanyatha mananiyam. anandamayo 'bhyasat ity adisu vedanta-sutra- kara-matam tatra dusyata iti.
In this list the scriptures of all the different philosophies are mentioned. Only the mantra-scriptures and some other scriptures are excluded. In the following words (Vedanta- sutra 1.1.12), the author of Vedanta-sutra refutes all these philosophies:
anandamayo 'bhyasat
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead is by nature full of joy."
Text 26
ato yat kvacit tat-tat-prasamsa va syat tad api nitanta- nastika-vadam nirjityamsenapy astika-vadah sthapita ity apeksaya jneyam. tasmat svatantra isvara eva sarva- srasta. na tu jivah. svajnanena sva-saktyaivety ayatam.
By the descriptions in various parts of the scriptures, the philosophy of atheism and impersonalism is soundly refuted, and the philosophy of theism and devotion is firmly established. In this way it is seen that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is creator of all. By his own knowledge and his own power the individual spirit soul does not have the power to create.
Text 27
tad uktam sri-badarayanenapi bahutra samjna- murti-klptis tu tri-vrtkurv ata upadesat ity adisu.
That the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the creator of the world is confirmed by sri Vyasadeva in the following words of Vedanta-sutra (2.4.20):
samjna-murti-klptis tu tri-vrtkurv ata upadesat
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead created the world. That is the teaching of the scriptures."
Text 28
atah tan-mano 'srjata manah prajapatim ity adau manah- sabdena samasti-mano-'dhisthata sriman aniruddha eva bahu syam prajayeya tat-sankalpa eva va vacyah.
That the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the creator of the world is also described in these words of the scriptures:
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead created mind, and mind created the demigod Brahma."
Here the word "manah" (mind) refers to Lord Aniruddha, the presiding Deity who controls all minds.
That the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the creator of the world is also described in these words of the Chandogya Upanisad (6.2.3):
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead then thought: Let Me become many. I will father the many living entities."
In this way it is said that the material world was created by the Supreme Lord's desire.
Text 29
sa ca satya-svabhavikacintya-saktih paramesvaras tuccha- mayikam api na kuryat. cintamaninam adhipatih svayam cintamanir eva va kuta-kanakadi-vat.
As the king of cintamani jewels does not create false gold, so the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is master of inconceivable transcendental potencies, does not directly create the insignificant illusory potency called maya.
Text 30
tatha ca madhva-bhasya-pramanita srutih athainam ahuh satya-karmeti satyam hy evedam visvam asrjata iti.
In his commentary, sri Madhvacarya quotes the following words of the sruti-sastra:
"The sages say that whatever the Supreme Lord creates is real. Therefore the material world is also a reality."
Text 31
evam ca
satya-vratam satya-param tri-satyam
satyasya yonim nihitam ca satye satyasya satyam rta satya-netram
satyatmakam tvam saranam prapannah
That the material world is real for it is created by the Lord is also affirmed by the following prayer (Srimad-Bhagavatam 10.2.26):
"O Lord, You never deviate from Your vow, which is always perfect because whatever You decide is perfectly correct and cannot be stopped by anyone. Being present in the three phases of cosmic manifestation - creation, maintenance, and annihilation - You are the Supreme Truth. Indeed, unless one is completely truthful, one cannot achieve Your favor, which therefore cannot be achieved by hypocrites. You are the active principle, the real truth, in all the ingredients of creation, and therefore You are known as Antaryami, the inner force. You are equal to everyone, and Your instructions apply for everyone, for all time. You are the beginning of all truth. Therefore, offering our obeisances, we surrender unto You. Kindly give us protection."
Text 32
ity atra satya-sankalpatvam satya-parayanatvam srsty-adi- lila-trayesu satyatvam. satyasya visvasya karanatvam. satya eva visve 'sminn antaryamitaya sthitatvam. satyasya tasya satyata-hetutvam. satya-vacanasyavyabhicari-drstes ca pravartakatvam. satya-rupatvam ity etesam arthanam akrtam paripati ca sangacchate.
In this verse it is said that because the Supreme Personality of Godhead is devoted to the truth, and because all His desires are at once fulfilled, therefore the Lord's pastimes of creating, maintaining, and destroying the material worlds is a reality. It is the truth. In this verse the first satyasya" means "of the material world, which is real because the Supreme Lord is its creator", "satye" means "in the material world, which is real because the Supreme Personality of Godhead stays within it as the Supersoul", and the second "satyasya" means "of the material world, which is real because the Supreme Lord is the origin from whence it has come". Thus it is said here that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the creator of the material world, which is again and again described here as real (satya). That is the meaning of these words.
Text 33
anyatha satyasya yonim ity adau traye tatrapi nihitam ca satya ity atrakasmad ardha-jaratiya-nyayena kasta- kalpanamayarthantare tu bhagavata sva-pratisrutam satya-krtam yat tat-tad-yuktam evety ato brahmadibhis tasya tatha stave svarasya-bhangah syat. prakrama-bhangas ca. tasmat satyam eva visvam iti sthitam. srutayah sri-bhagavantam.
The three words statements "satyasya yonim", nihitam", and "satye" affirm that the material world is real. Only with a very labored and unnatural interpretation can one avoid accepting this truth. Also, one cannot accept the other statements of the scriptures and reject this statement. The scriptures must be accepted as a whole, without accepting some parts and rejecting others. This is explained in the example of ardha-jaratiya-nyaya. In this way it is affirmed that the Lord keeps His promise and the material world is a reality. To interpret this verse in any other way would break the logical and grammatical sense of this verse, which was spoken by Brahma and the demigods. In this way it is proved that the material world is real,. The verse quoted in the beginning of this anuccheda was spoken by the Personified Vedas to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
