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Introduction
perfection, omniscience, eternal bliss etc., and lastly Śrīmad's emphasis on puruṣartha and self-sincerity. He
observes that man has to think and realize this once for all that he alone can raise his inner self by thorough self-sincerity. by remaining true to his own self, by giving up ex-natural tendency. Through all these, he arrives at the dictum, "Purity leads to perfection and perfection of humanity is divinity."
(iii) A Comparative Study: Banarasîdāsa etc.
The work of Dr. Tarulata is essentially of comparative nature and is presented in seven chapters, covering five hundred typed pages. At the very outset it may be recorded that the treatment is more general, the subject taken being very wide and vast. It does not attempt or rather it has no scope to bring out the essence of Atmadharma, the core philosophy of Śrīmad. We present here a chapterwise analysis of the subject discussed.
In the first chapter the view points of the various philosophical systems like those of the Vaisnavas, the Jainas, the Bauddhas, the Saivas, and the Saktas with special reference to the treatment of brahma, māyā, gurū and jagat etc., are discussed.
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