Sri Paramatma Sandarbha, Part 99
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Apr 03, 2021 — CANADA (SUN) — Sad Sandarbhas by Srila Jiva Goswami
Sri Paramatma-sandarbha
Volume Five
by Srila Jiva Goswami
Anuccheda 105 (Part Six)
Many other passages from scripture may be quoted to describe the Supreme Personality of Godhead. For example, in Vedanta-sutra (1.1.12) it is said:
"The Supreme Personality of Godhead is by nature full of joy."
Text 88
sa caivam paramananda-rupatvenaiva samanvito bhavatiti tad- upalabdhyaiva parama-purusarthatva-siddher na prayojana- sunyatvam api.
One who thus understands that the Supreme Personality of Godhead has a form of transcendental bliss attains the supreme goal of life. Nothing remains unattained by such a person.
tad evam sutra-dvayarthe sthite tad etad vyacaste anvayad itaratas carthesu iti. arthesu nana-vidhesv api veda-vakyarthesu satsu anvayad anvaya-mukhena yato yasmad ekasmad asya janmadi pratiyate. athetarato vyatireka-mukhena ca yasmad evasya tat pratiyata ity arthah. ata eva tasya sruty-anvaya-vyatireka- darsitena parama-sukha-rupatvena parama-purusarthatvam ca dhvanitam.
These two sutras (Vedanta-sutra 1.1.3-4) are explained by the words "anvayad itaratas carthesu" in srimad- Bhagavatam 1.1.1. Here "arthesu" means "the various statements of the Vedic scriptures", "anvayat" means "with the direct descriptions of He who is the cause of the creation, maintenance, and annihilation of the material world", "itaratah" means "with the indirect descriptions of Him". In this way, by understanding the direct and indirect statements of the Vedas, one easily attains the supreme goal of life.
Text 90
eko ha vai narayana asit ity adi sastra-pramanatvena prak sthapita-rupatvam ceti.
The Maha-Narayana Upanisad's (1.1) statement "eko ha vai narayana asit" (Before the material world was created, only Lord Narayana existed) is scriptural proof that the form of Lord Narayana existed before the material world was created.
Text 91
atha iksater nasabdam iti vyacaste abhijna iti.
The next sutra is (Vedanta-sutra 1.1.5) is:
iksater nasabdam
"Because it is said that the Supreme glanced on the material nature, it is not said by the scriptures that pradhana (the unmanifested state of matter) is the cause of the material world."
This sutra is explained by the word "abhijnah" in srimad-Bhagavatam 1.1.1.
Text 92
atra sutrarthah idam amnayate chandogye sad eva saumyedam agra asid ekam evadvitiyam brahma iti. tad aiksata bahu syam iti. tat tejo 'srjata ity adi.
This sutra is also explained by many passages in the scriptures. In the Chandogya Upanisad (6.2.1) it is said:
sad eva saumyedam agra asid ekam evadvitiyam brahma
"O gentle one, in the beginning only the Supreme existed. There was none but Him."
In the Upanisads it is also said:
tad aiksata bahu syam
"The Supreme thought" Let Me become many."
In the Upanisads it is again said:
tat tejo 'srjata ity adi.
"The Supreme created the element fire and the other material elements."
Text 93
atra paroktam pradhanam api jagat-karanatvenayati. tac ca nety aha iksater iti. yasmin sabda eva pramanam na bhavati. tad asabdam anumanikam pradhanam ity arthah. na tad iha pratipadyam.
Here someone may protest: "Is it not said that the pradhana (unmanifested material nature) is the creator of the material world?" To this protest the words of Vedanta-sutra 1.1.5 say: "No. That is not true. The Vedic scriptures do not say that the pradhana is the ultimate cause of the material world."
