[Advaita-l] "dharma" in the alaatashaanti prakaraNa of the Maa.Kaa

[Guy Werlings]

Sarvebhyo namaH |



In the very famous fourth chapter of the GauDapAdIya KArikA, the word dharma 
occurs in many instances, and I have listed the following, hoping I have not 
forgotten any major one. It seems that our beloved bhashhyAkAra has in all 
cases commented in the following contexts the word "dharma" as meaning 
 "jIva", and many translators of the kArikA into English have rendered 
accordingly "dharma" by "entities" or "individual selves". Now my question 
to he learned Sanskrit scholars of the A-List is: "how come may one equate 
"dharma" and "jIva", or derive one from the other. I have not found any 
trace of "dharma" having the possible meaning of "jIva".



. sagauDapaadiiyakaarikaatharvavediiyamaaNDuukyopanishhat.h .



alaatashhantiprakaraNa



4.53 - dravyaM dravyasya hetuH syaadanyadanyasya chaiva hi .

dravyatvamanyabhaavo vaa dharmaaNaaM nopapadyate .. 53..



4.58 - dharmaa ya iti jaayante jaayante te na tattvataH .

janma maayopamaM teshhaaM saa cha maayaa na vidyate .. 58..



4.59 - yathaa maayaamayaadbiijaajjaayate tanmayo.aN^kuraH .

naasau nityo na chochchhyedii tadvaddharmeshhu yojanaa .. 59..



4.60 - naajeshhu sarvadharmeshhu shaashvataashaashvataabhidhaa .

yatra varNaa na vartante vivekastatra nochyate .. 60..



4.81 - ajamanidramasvapnaM prabhaataM bhavati svayam.h .

sakR^idvibhaato hyevaishha dharmo dhaatusvabhaavataH .. 81..



4.82 - sukhamaavriyate nityaM duHkhaM vivriyate sadaa .

yasya kasya cha dharmasya graheNa bhagavaanasau .. 82..



4.91 - prakR^ityaa.a.akaashavajGYeyaaH sarve dharmaa anaadayaH .

vidyate na hi naanaatvaM teshhaaM kvachana kiJNchana .. 91..



4.92 - aadibuddhaaH prakR^ityaiva sarve dharmaaH sunishchitaaH .

yasyaivaM bhavati kshaantiH so.amR^itatvaaya kalpate .. 92..



4.93 - aadishaantaa hyanutpannaaH prakR^ityaiva sunirvR^itaaH .

sarve dharmaaH samaabhinnaa ajaM saamyaM vishaaradam.h .. 93..



4.96 - ajeshhvajamasaN^kraantaM dharmeshhu GYanamishhyate .

yato na kramate GYaanamasaN^gaM tena kiirtitam.h .. 96..



4.98 - alabdhaavaraNaaH sarve dharmaaH prakR^itinirmalaaH .

aadau buddhaastathaa muktaa budhyanta iti naayakaaH .. 98..



4.99 - kramate na hi buddhasya GYaanaM dharmeshhu taayinaH .

sarve dharmaastathaa GYaanaM naitad.hbuddhena bhaashhitam.h .. 99..





I do apologize for this too long quotation and as usual very odd question of 
mine.



Guy W.