Gandharwad

SR No.: 011044
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker
Publisher: Jain Granth Prakashak Sabha
Publication Year: 1942
Total Pages: 579
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 63 MB

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Jinabhadra Gani's (The fourth पृथिवी" इत्यादीनि तु सत्ताप्रतिपादकानि, अतस्तव संशयः। तदेतेषां वेदपदानां त्वमर्थ न जानासि, चशब्दाद् युक्तिहृदयं च न वेसि । तेन संशयं कुरुषे । तेषां चायमों वक्ष्यमाणलक्षण इति ।। १४१ (१६८९ )॥
D. C.--This is your querry-" Do the pancabhūtas viz. Přthvi ( earth ) ap (water) tejas (fire) vayu ( air ) and akas'a (ether) exist or not? This querry is based upon your misapprehension of certain sentences of the Vedas, that are mutually contradictory. The sentences are(1) " Svapnopamam val sakalamtyesa brahmavidhiranjasa
vijneyah” etc. (2) “ Dyava-prithvi " etc. and (3) “ Prithvî--devată, apo devatah " etc. Your interpretation of these sentences runs thus :
All this world is nothing but a dream or illusion. So, one should honestly endeavour to know the Brahma, which is the only paramarthaprakās'a worth attaining.
Such sentences refute the existence of the five elements while uthers like Dyava prithivi and “ Prithivê devatā, apo devatäh” establish the existence of those very elements. These contradicting sentences of the Vedas have given rise to your doubt.
Really speaking, you have not understood the real purport of the above sentences. Here I give their correct interpretation, Listen to it. भूएसु तुज्झ संका सुविणय-माओवमाइं होज ति । न वियारिजंताई भयंति जं सव्वहा जुत्तिं ॥ १४२ ॥ (१६९०) Bhữesu tujiha sankā suvinaya-māovaniāim hojja tti Na viyārijjantāim bhayanti jam savvahā juttim u 142 11 (1690) [ भूतेषु तव शङ्का स्वप्नक-मायोपमानि भवेयुरिति ।
न विचार्यमाणानि भजन्ति यत् सर्वथा युक्तिम् ।। १४२ ॥ ( १६९०)