with the help of any of the recognised means of valid knowledge In the Niyoga-kanda of the Brahmasiddhi, Mandana exposes fully the hollowness of the Prabhakara concept of hiyoga or r:yea, shows how this concept would turn out to be an unmeaning shibboleth unless it is reduced to the form of islasadhanatma १० (contributori- ness to a desired end) and explains fully how it would be vain 0 to attempt to bring Brahman-realisation directly within the scope of any kind of injunction (uidhi); and incidentally in this kanda, Man¢ana's views about Joannakti,9f the place of Ar mas and Usan 9B in the advaitic scheme of mukti and the nature of baranas (erroneous cognition) are also fully discussed. In the fourth part of this work, called the siddhi-kanda, Mandana winds up his exposition of the Brahman-doctrine, by setting forth his bhadarita interpretation of the negative Upanisadic texts (isMaoxi) and by pointing out how even vedantic texts may be linked with purposeful activity (brartti) by taking into account the praturthi in the direction of the meditation (xpasa) necessary for transforming the indirect verbal cognition arising from the ahodayas into direct Brahman-realisation (Braha shatra). several striking features are noticeable in Mandana's philoso phical attitudeHe shows a refreshing independence o-judg entbut never carries it to the point of a rebel mentality and readily benefits himself by loyalty to reliable and sound authority and tradition whenever he finds it desirable to do so. He is per fectly loyal to Kunmarila on the main questions of MImaris exegesis but criticises him in a fearless manner when he has to do so in the interest of adoarita-siddhanta of the Upanisads. He derives his advaitic inspiration mainly from the pre-Sikara phase of sboaita Vad Suttadiocita expounded by Bhartrhari; but he does not hesitate to discard the view of Bhartrhari and other
Vaiyakarapas in regard to the concept of bhdoadHe refuses
Bra. aid., Part I p. 15, 1ines = and a and p. Yt, lines 3 to 5.
D०. pp. 7475 and 15 to 155.
Do. pp. 29 to 33.
See foonote 1ES.
Da. Sid., Part I, P. 4
D०. pp. 436 to .
See footnote 95.
B. Sid., Part I, p. 59.25A
यदि -प्रत्यक्षादीन्यपि प्रवृयङ्गान्येव, हानोपादानादिलक्ष मतम्— णायाः प्रवृत्तेस्तन्मूलत्वात्; ईदृशं प्रवत्यङ्गत्वमप्यस्येष, शब्दारप्रमिते अखणि साक्षास्करणय प्रवृत्तेरिष्टत्वात् ।
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