Shravana (hearing)
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- इत्थं वाक्यैस्तदर्थानुसन्धानं श्रवणं भवेत् |
- युक्त्या संभावितत्वानुसंधानं मन्नन्तु तत् ||
the finding out or discovery of the true significance of the identity of the individual self and the supreme Universal Self with the great sayings is what is known as shravana; and to arrive at the possibility of its validity through logical reasoning is what is called manana. [7] Hearing and discrimination are beneficial to knowledge, both are inter-connected and the internal means for the acquisition of Self-knowledge, the former involves analysis and argument, and the latter is the unceasing reflection on the non-duality of the individual self.[8]
Sadananda explains that hearing is determination that the Vedanta teaches non-duality of Brahman on the basis of six characteristic signs – a) presentation of the subject matter at the beginning and the conclusion, b) repetition or repeated presentation of the subject matter, c) originality i.e. the subject matter is not known through any other source, d) result or utility of the subject matter, e) eulogy or praise of the subject matter and f) demonstration or reasoning in support of the subject matter.[9] Shravana results in the genuine ascertaining of the true import of the Vedic texts and statements.[10]
References
- ^ V.S.Apte. The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Digital dictionaries of South Asia. p. 1574.
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- ^ Sri Candrasekhara Bharati of Sringeri. Sri Samkara's Vivekacudamani. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. xxvii. ASIN 8172764200.
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- ^ Pancadasi of Sri Vidyaranya Swami. Sri Ramakrishna Math. p. 25.
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- ^ "Satasloki" (PDF).
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