Re: Better Understanding of vasana's
hariḥ oá¹
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namaste
Originally Posted by
yajvan
The last one by Ädi Å›aá¹…kara-ji come to mind, from his vivekacÅ«á¸Ämaṇi , 16th Å›loka:
medhÄvÄ« puruá¹£o vidvÄn Å«hÄpoha vicaká¹£anaḥ |
adhikÄryÄtma-vidyÄyÄm ukta-laká¹£aṇa-laká¹£itaḥ ||
this says,
the person who has excellent/sufficient memory, is learned, possesses the power of comprehension and the ability to reason properly is alone considered qualified for the knowledge of the Self.
The word used by Å›aá¹…kara-ji for one of the qualifications¹ is medhÄvÄ« (shown above in the Å›loka). if disassembled it reveals some interesting characteristics.
medhÄvÄ« can be viewed as medhÄ + vÄ« or as medhÄ + ÄvÄ«.
- medhÄ = mental vigor or power , intelligence , prudence , wisdom . Memory comes in when this medhÄ produces thoughts , opinions
- medha ( without the long Ä ) is essence, marrow; sap
- vī = to set in motion , arouse , excite ; going towards, eager for; to get or procure ;
- ÄvÄ« = to grasp , seize
Hence the medhÄvÄ« puruá¹£o (puruá¹£a = person) has seized (ÄvÄ«) that mental vigor/ power, or set in motion (vÄ«) to procure this intelligence and mental power.
So you see here on HDF both are welcomed. The ÄvÄ« who has grasped this intellectual ability, or that puruá¹£a who has set in motion (vÄ«) those behaviors to unfold and blossom this essence (medha) in themselves.
iti Å›ivaá¹
1. Qualifications is the notion of fitness; Å›aá¹…kara-ji is also known for the 4 prerequisites called sÄdhana catuá¹£taya that appear in the 17th Å›loka that aid one in their sÄdhana pursuits. Please read the Å›loka for the list of 4.
यतसà¥à¤¤à¥à¤µà¤‚ शिवसमोऽसि
yatastvaṠśivasamo'si
because you are identical with śiva
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