Adhikarana XV — Bliss of the Lord is Ike highest

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Adhikarana XV — Bliss of the Lord is Ike highest

Now the author establishes that the bliss of the Lord Han is the highest. Had that Miss boon similar to that of the Jiva, there would arise thon no love (Bhakti) for such a Lord.

Vishaya: The texts under this Adhikarana are all those which describe the bliss of the Lord.

Doubt: Is there any difference between the Brahmic and the Jaivic bliss or is there not?

Purvapaksha: There is no difference for the Divine bliss is described in the terms of ordinary worldly bliss, etc., an object denoted by the term «jar», cannot be different from jar.

Siddhanta: The bliss of the Lord is immeasurable, and cannot be slated in terms of worldly bliss, as shown in the next Sutra.

SUTRA III. 2. 32.

परमतस्सेतून्मानसंबन्धभेदव्यपदेशेभ्यः॥३.२.३२॥

paramatassetūnmānasaṃbandhabhedavyapadeśebhyaḥ ..3.2.32..

… Param, higher than. … Atah, from this (worldly bliss) Setu, about a bridge (as in Chh. Up, VIII, 4. 1)…. Unmana, about being beyond measure (as in Br. Up., VI, 4. 23) … Sambandha, about relation, the proportionate ratio between the two blisses. Bheda, about difference. … Vyapadeshebhyah, from the declarations.

32. (The bliss, etc., of Brahman are) higher than this, as the declarations of «the bridge», «the immeasurableness», «the relative ratio» and «the difference» show this. — 351.

COMMENTARY

The bliss, etc., of Brahman must not be considered like those of the Jivas. It is infinitely higher in kind and quality. Why do we say so? Because the words used regarding it such as ‘the bridge’ etc., show this. Thus in the Chhandogya Upanishad, VIII., 4. 1, it is said:

Now this Self is a bridge, and a support, so that these worlds may be kept separate.

Here the bliss of Brahman is described as a bridge supporting the whole universe.

So also in the Taittiriya Upanishad, II, 4. 1, the bliss of Brahman is said to be infinite (Unmana):

He who knows this bliss of Brahman from which the speech together with the mind return (unable to fully grasp it and describe it), without comprehending it, is never afraid.

This shows that the bliss of Brahman is immeasurable.

The ratio between the bliss of the Lord and of a hum in being is that between infinity and one. As says the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, IV, 3. 32:

This is His highest bliss. All other creatures live on a small portion of that bliss.

This shows the relation between the Divine and human bliss.

The difference between the Divine knowledge and the human knowledge is also shown clearly in the following verse:

The knowledge of the jivas is one thing, the knowledge of the Supreme is another. The knowledge of the Supreme is declared to be eternal, blissful, immutable and perfect.

In the worldly bliss are not to be found these qualities of being a bridge, etc.

The following Sutra answers the objection that an object designated by the word ‘jar’ cannot be totally different from a jar.

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