[Advaita-l] On Vedanta Desika's Seshwara Mimamsa. Tamil. MM Sri Mani Dravid Sastrigal

[Krishna Kashyap]

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*Krishna Kashyap*




On Fri, Jan 23, 2026 at 6:35 AM Sundar Rajan <godzillaborland at gmail.com>
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> On Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 4:07 PM Krishna Kashyap <kkashyap2011 at gmail.com>
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>> One question regarding how this summary was generated.
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>> Is Google Aistudio capable of listening to a Tamil lecture and
>> summarizing it in English? How was this summary generated?
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>> *Best Regards,*
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>> *Krishna Kashyap*
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>> On Fri, Jan 23, 2026 at 4:34 AM Sundar Rajan via Advaita-l <
>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
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>>> Namaste Raghav Kumar-Ji.
>>> Fortunately you don’t have to know Tamil.
>>>
>>> Here is the summary from Gemini (Google). Just paste the link and ask it
>>> to summarize.
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>>> Summary:
>>> In this video, Mm. Prof. Dr. Mani Dravid Sastrigal delivers a lecture on
>>> Śeśvara Mīmāmsā by Śrī Vedānta Deśika at the Kuppuswami Sastri Research
>>> Institute. The discourse focuses on how Vedānta Deśika harmonized the Pūrva
>>> Mīmāmsā (ritual action) and Uttara Mīmāmsā (knowledge/Vedanta) into a
>>> single cohesive system.
>>> Summary of the Lecture
>>>  * Context of the Work: The speaker explains that Śeśvara Mīmāmsā was
>>> written to address the misconception that the Mīmāmsā school is atheistic
>>> (Nirīśvara). Vedānta Deśika argues that the original sutras of Jaimini do
>>> not deny God; rather, later commentators created that impression [15:19].
>>>  * The 20-Chapter Unity: Deśika views the entire inquiry as a single
>>> 20-chapter shastra:
>>>    * 12 Chapters: Jaimini’s Pūrva Mīmāmsā (Karma/Rituals) [20:05].
>>>    * 4 Chapters: Saṅkarṣa Kāṇḍa or Devatā Kāṇḍa (Nature of Deities)
>>> [20:20].
>>>    * 4 Chapters: Vyāsa’s Brahma Sūtras (Knowledge of Brahman) [20:38].
>>>  * Correction of Commentaries: The speaker highlights that Deśika does
>>> not blame the original Sage Jaimini for "atheism." Instead, he critiques
>>> the commentators (like Śabara or Kumārila Bhaṭṭa) for introducing flaws or
>>> separating the two inquiries [27:15]. He compares this to a crystal
>>> appearing red because of a nearby hibiscus flower—the "flaw" is external to
>>> the crystal itself [28:38].
>>>  * Detailed Analysis of the First Sutra: Much of the lecture analyzes
>>> the opening sutra, "Athāto Dharma Jijñāsā" (Now, therefore, the inquiry
>>> into Dharma) [53:39]. The speaker explains Deśika's view that the word
>>> "Dharma" here is an upalakṣaṇa (illustrative term) for the entire Vedic
>>> teaching, including Brahman [01:03:36].
>>>  * Purpose of Study: The ultimate goal of studying the ritualistic
>>> portions is to realize that ritual fruits are temporary. This realization
>>> creates the necessary "dispassion" (vairāgya) required to begin the inquiry
>>> into the eternal Brahman (Brahma Jijñāsā) [01:01:05].
>>> Video Transcript Outline
>>>  * [01:21] Introduction to the Endowment and the legacy of Vedānta
>>> Deśika.
>>>  * [12:02] Prof. Mani Dravid begins the technical discourse on the text
>>> Śeśvara Mīmāmsā.
>>>  * [14:18] Discussion on Kumārila Bhaṭṭa’s attempts to bring Mīmāmsā
>>> back to an "theistic" path.
>>>  * [19:51] Explanation of the 20-chapter structure of the unified
>>> Mīmāmsā system.
>>>  * [25:24] The concept of Śeśvara (with God) vs. Nirīśvara (without God)
>>> interpretations of the sutras.
>>>  * [34:15] The logical sequence from Vedic study to Rituals, then
>>> Deities, and finally Brahman.
>>>  * [53:39] Deep dive into the first sutra and the meaning of "Atha"
>>> (Now/Afterwards).
>>>  * [01:01:05] How the study of Karma leads to the necessity of Vedanta.
>>>  * [01:05:50] Concluding remarks and vote of thanks.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone 17 Pro Max
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>>> > On Jan 21, 2026, at 5:06 AM, Raghav Kumar Dwivedula via Advaita-l <
>>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
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>>> > Namaste Subbuji
>>> > I can follow Tamil but slowly. But my first impression on your thread
>>> title
>>> > is - I did not know viśiṣṭādvaita (at least of one type) is called
>>> > seśvara-mīmāmsā ie., mīnāmsā with īśvara added to the mix.
>>> >
>>> > The svarga idea of mīmāmsā is repurposed as vaikunṭha. And the status
>>> of
>>> > Indra is re-assigned to śrī mahāviṣṇu.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Om
>>> > Raghav
>>> >
>>> >> On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 at 1:49 PM, V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l <
>>> >> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
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>>> >> https://www.youtube.com/live/MJ9E64s_MlA
>>> >>
>>> >> On Vedanta Desika's Seshwara Mimamsa. Tamil.
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