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Table of contents S'UDDHA-S'ANKARA- - - PRAKRIYA-BHASKARA (Light on the Vedantlc Method according to S'ankaraj SRI SRI SATCHIDANANDENDRA SARASWATI SWAMLJI Maha Samadhi 5-8-1975 AD HOlENARSIPUR -573211, INDIA 2001 The Book you ought to Read The Method of Vedanta Swami Satchidanandera's major work represents the first large scale critical history of Advaita Vedanta ever attempted. It seeks to establish a clear view of the traditional Advaita Vedanta based on the upanishads, Brahma Sutras and Bhagavadgita as systematised by S'ankara & his close associates, unencumbered by the mass of conflicting theories developed by later writers ofthe school. Stripping back these layers of later interpretation, Swami Satchidanandendra calls the reader back to S'ankara, who never forgot that the ultimate purpose of a" study and reflection is the attainment of immediate experience of one's own true nature as the Self of All. Ijd·,!,t.]i The author was born in Karnataka in 1880, & assumed the name of Y. SubbaRao. He taught English in Bangalore as a house holder till retirement in 1935. Initiated for the study of S'ankara by the Jagadguru of Shringeri at about the age of 20, he devoted his life as layman and monk to the study and propagation of S'ankaras interpretation of the upanishads, in its theoretical & practical aspects. continued in cover 3 Adhyatma Granthava.li S'UDDHA-S'AN/(ARA-PRAKRIYA-BHASKARA (Light on the Vedantic method according to Stailkara) BY SRI SRI SATCHIDANANDENDRA SARASWATI SWAMIJI Serial No. 217 PUBLISHERS: ADHyATMA PRAKASHA KARyALAYA ., . HOLENARSIPUR - 573211 (Karnataka, India.) 2001 Tel No : 08175 - 73820 First Edition Booklet - 1 1965 Booklet -2 1967 Booklet -3 1968 Second (comprehensive) edition 2001 (1000 Copies) All rights reserved Registered under the Copyright Act 1957 Type Set Prashanth Enterprises # 213, Balaji Road, Thyagarajanagar Bangalore -560028 : Ph. 6767016 Printed in India oy Sri Ganesha-Maruthi Printers # 76, III Block, 6th Main, Thyagarajanagar Bangalore -560 028 : Ph : 652 8542 iii PUBLISHERS' NOTE TO THE SECOND (COMPREHENSIVE) EDITION All the booklets of the series printed during the First Edition were sold out and as there is a great & incessant demand from jigiiiisus of English knowing people not only in India but also in foreign countries, the second (comprehensive) edition now is brought out. All the three booklets, which contain continuous matter of the title, have been now combined & published as one book. We hope that this wil1 facilitate all the readers to obtain a clear thought of the subject in full. Sri Subhana Saxena, an Indian settled in London, has held senior positions in a number of multinational companies. He has studied many books of Swamiji through the grace of his Gurus from Mattur village, in Shimoga, Kamataka. We hope through his mission Swamiji's message & works will find a place throughout foreign countries. The Karayalaya owes a deep debt of gratitude to Shri Subhana Saxena, who has financed the entire cost of bringing out this comprehensive edition. May we hope that the readers will give wide pUblicity to this new comprensive edition dealing with pure pristine S'aIikara's Vedanta. Holenarasipur Publishers Date: 18-7-2001 IV PUBLISHERS' NOTE (First Booklet -First edition) Gentle Reader, Kindly go through the prefatory remarks attached by us to the first instalment of the series of Sanskrit booklets of this name. This free translation of it, is to help those that want to understand the Sanskrit original better. It is a companion to the original work and is intended for those who know English better, but would still like to assimilate Vedantic thoughts through that sacred language if only they could secure some assistance. At our request, Swamiji has effected a few additions and alterations in this English version which, it is hoped, will enhance the usefulness of the original contribution. A generous donor, who prefers to do this piece of service incognito, has laid us under a deep debt of inexpressible gratitude, by financing the publication. May we hope that you will give wide publicity to this new translation-series of Vedantic booklets? Holenarsipur Sd. Y Narasappa 20-9-1965 Chairman, A.P. Karyalaya. v Preface (First Booklet -First edition) This booklet is a free translation of "The S'uddha-S'fiiJkara Prakriya-Bhaskara" written by me in Sanskrit. The aim of the series of booklets of which this is the first instalment may be learnt from the publishers' prefatory remarks to the Sanskrit original. It is intended for readers who wish to have an outline of the thoughts contained in my "Vedanta Prakriya-Pratyabijiia", a Sanskrit work which cont~ins a comparative study of all the important Vedantic systems available from the most ancient times up to the time of Sarv~iiiatma,just to i1lustrate how all the Post S'ankara Vedantins up to that epoch, no less than the ancient monists, have failed to recognize the only method which holds the key to the right understanding of the Upanishadic teaching. The present series is complete in itself and can be studied independently by those who wish to be acquainted with this Unique Method of the Upanishads without taxing their brains at the very outset with all the details of the argument. As it was felt that an English Translation of the Series might facilitate its study for those whose knowledge of Sanskrit is limited, this first instalment of the Translation··Series has been placed before the public, to see how far it serves the purpose. Whether the second instalment should be undertaken at all, depends on how my readers receive this one. Any suggestions calculated to improve the translation series so as to make)t more useful to those for whom it is intended, will be thankfully received. All rights of printing & publishing this brochure has been unconditionally made over to the Adhyatma Prakash a Karyalaya, Halenarasipur, as in the case of all my previous writings. 20-9-1965 AUTHOR vi PUBLISHERS' NOTE (Second Booklet -First edition) Gentle Reader, Kindly go through the prefatory remarks attached by us to the first instalment of the series of Sanskrit booklets of this title. This free translation of the second instalment is to help those that wish to understand the Sanskrit original better. It is a companion to the original work and is intended for those who know English better, but would still desire to assimilate Vedantic thoughts through Sanskrit if only they could secure some assistance. Of course, it can be used even by English-knowing students of Vedanta who know no Sanskrit. At out request, Swamiji has effected a few additions and alterations in this English version, which, it is hoped, will enhance the usefulness of the original. May we hope that you will give wide publicity to this new translation-series of Vedantic booklets dealing with the essential matter and method of S'ailkara's Vedanta? Holenarsipur Sd. Y. N arasappa 26-4-1967 Chairman, A.P. Karyalaya. vii Preface (Second Booklet -First edition) This booklet is a free translation of the second instalment of "The S'uddha-S'ankara-Prakriya-Bhaskara" written by me in Sanskrit. The aim of the series of booklets of which this is the second one, may be learnt from the Publishers' Prefatory Remarks to the Sanskrit original. It is intended for readers who wish to have an outline of the thoughts contained in my "Vedanta Prakriya Pratyabhijfla", a Sanskrit work which contains a comparative study of all the important Vedantic Systems available from the most ancient times up to the time of Sarvajftatma, just to illustrate how all the Post-S'ankara Vedantins up to that epoch, no less than the ancient monists, have failed t(J recognize the only method which holds the key to the right understanding of the Upanishadic teaching. The present series, however, is complete in itself and can be studied independently by those who wish to be acquainted with this Unique Method of the Upanishads without taxing their brains at the very outset with all the details of the argument. As it was felt that an English Translation of the Series might facilitate its study for those whose knowledge of Sanskrit is limited, the publishers have asked me to begin this series of English rendering. The first instalment of the series was published in 1965, and the second one is now brought out to meet an incessant demand. Any suggestions calculated to improve the translation series so as to make it more useful to those for whom it is intended. will be thankfully received. All rights of printing & publishing this brochure has been unconditionally made over to the Adhyatma Prakasha Karyalaya, Holenarasipur, as in the case of all my previous writings. 26-4-1967 AUTHOR viii PUBLISHERS' NOTE (Third Booklet -First edition) Gentle Reader, Kindly go through the prefatory remarks attached by us to the first instalment of the series of Sansklit booklets of this title. This free translation of the third instalment is to help those that wish to understand the Sanskrit original better. It is a companion to the original work and is intended for those who know English better, but would still desire to assimilate Vedantic thoughts through Sanskrit if only they could secure some assistance. Of course, it can be used even by English-knowing students of Vedanta who know no Sanskrit. At out request, Swamiji has effected a few additions and alterations in this English version, which, it is hoped, will enhance the usefulness of the original. May we hope that you will give wide publicity to this new translation-series of Vedantic booklets dealing with the essential matter and method of S'ankara's Vedanta? Holenarsipur Sd. Y. Narasappa 29-5-1968 Chairman, A.P. Karyalaya.
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