Adhikarana XX — The grace of the Guru is necessary

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Adhikarana XX — The grace of the Guru is necessary

for the origination of Vidya

Now the author commences a new topic, in order to teach that the aspirant must possess also the attribute of devotion to his Guru, for one of the attributes of the Lord is that He is retched through the Guru. In the description of various Vidvas or methods of Bhakti, it is said that Guru Bhakti is one of the conditions of success. In the Shvetashvatara Upanishad, VI. 23, it is said:

If those truths have been told to a high-minded man, who fools the highest deration for God, and for his Guru as for God, then they will shine forth, then they will shine forth indeed.

Similarly, in the Chhandogya Upanishad (VI., 14. 2) it is said:

‘..’ a man who finds the teachers, obtains knowledge.

So also in Mundaka Upanishad (L, 2. 12.) it is said:

Let a seeker of Brahman, after he has examined (and thoroughly mastered the forces of the worlds, that are reached by the occult) works, acquire freedom from desires for them. For the uncreated world of Brahman cannot he gained through the created worlds. Therefore, to know this, let him approach with folded hands, the Guru, who is inspired and dwells constantly in the eternal.

Doubt: Here arises the doubt: Does the fruit accrue by merely studying the Scriptures with the Guru, or doe it result from such knowledge accompanied with the grace of the Guru.

Purvapaksha: The fruit results from the mere knowledge from the study of Scriptures. What is the use of the grace of the Guru?

Siddhanta: The grace of the Guru is necessary, as is shown in the next Sutra.

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