Brahma Sutra Class at AVG INTRODUCTION: Pujya Swami pramana happens only when there is Dayananda Sarasvati taught Brahma Sutra sradha towards Sastra and the Guru. to the students of the fourth long term course at Anaikatti. The summary of the ADIKARITVAM: It is due to lack of first four sutras were reported in AVNL adikaritvam that even if someone hears “I dated August 2013. One Purvapaksa raised am Brahman”, he remains as a samsari. All for the Fourth Sutra: the sadanas by a mumukshu are for TATTUSAMANVAYAT was discussed improving adikaritvam, so that the during the classes held in October 2013. knowledge can work. The pramana will This explains the process by which a work, once the intellectual obstacles, SRUTA BRAHMA becomes AVAGATA habitual obstacles and unseen obstacles are BRAHMA. removed. PURVAPAKSA: Karma param is tatparya ABIMANA: There is abhimana with respect of Veda. Siddhabodaka Vedanta vakya have to one’s body and possessions. “This is me” to be connected to karma bodhaka vakya or and “This is mine” is abhimana. An atma taken for upasana. A person knowing “I am jnani is not having abhimana of “ This is Brahman” is not having any practical me” and “This is mine”. If he lose his utilitiy. We see people who have heard wealth, he does not have dukham. If he “Tat Tvam Asi” and remain as samsari. He wears a nice kundla, he does not have is a sruta brahma samsari. sukham. SIDDHANTA: Vedanta sastra is Brahma JNANI: A snake leaves its dead skin on param having Brahma-Atma aikyam as its an anthill. Now the snake does not think central theme. It is not connected to karma that the dead skin is me. Like that a jnani, or upasana. A Mumukshu commences his who has a sarira at vyavakarika level, studies as a samsari. He first hears “Tat knows that he is an asariri at the Tvam Asi”. At that time he is srutha paramartika level. He is a jivan muktha. He brahma samsari. He has apatata jnana and is completely free while living. paroksha jnana. He continues his pursuit, until he assimilates this jnanam. Then he CONCULUSION: SRUTA BRAHMA is avagata brahma. He gets aparoksa should improve his adikaritvam and have jnana. After that he is not a samsari. the attitude of karma yoga. He should live a vedic way of life by doing japa, tapas, PRAMANA : Vedanta is the only pramana pancha maha yagna, etc. He should do for atma jnana. The pramana will work and sravana, manana and nididyasana until he a student will eventually understand “ I becomes AVAGATA BRAHMA. am Brahman”. Accepting Vedanta as a Report by N. Avinashilingam 10 Arsha Vidya Newsletter - February 2014 .