Faith
The Upanishads are the basis for any sastra vichara, by which alone the quest for the Ultimate Truth that they call Brahman is undertaken by the jiva. Even at the outset, the focus of the Brahmasutra is on the nature of Brahman. The discussion is based on both inferential knowledge, that is, anumana pramana, and scriptural knowledge, sabda pramana, pointed out Sri Mani Dravid Sastrigal in a discourse. The second sutra, janmadhyasya etc, is shown to explain the ‘tatastha’ lakshana or a temporary
Faith
Sastras are the storehouse of right knowledge and hence are rightly the basis for enquiry into Brahman. But the sastras themselves state that Brahman is not to be known by human word or thought. ‘Yatha vacho nivartanthe aprapya manasa saha’ is the famous statement in this regard. Still, the third sutra in the Brahmasutra ‘Sastra Yonitvat’ affirms that Sastra is the source of knowledge of Brahman through which we understand the nature of Brahman, pointed out Sri Mani Dravid Sastrigal in a
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