Essay name: Yuktimallika by Vadiraja (critical study)
Author:
Gururaj K. Nippani
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay studies in English the Yuktimallika by Vadiraja. The Dvaita Vedanta system, developed by Madhva, has played a significant role in Indian philosophy, with scholars like Jayatirtha and Vyasatirtha contributing deeply logical and critical works. Vadiraja's "Yuktimallika" stands out as a unique synthesis of scholarly argumentation and accessible explanation, aiding both scholars and general readers.
Critical exposition (1) Gunasaurabha
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by implication.
The 艣ruti states Brahman as Sukharupa, since
348 If
His very nature is really and absolutely Sukhamaya.
Brahman were not to be a Sukhar奴pi then the Sruti would not
have praised Him, like that. In the same way, if Mukti is
not understood as Sukharupa, then it becomes the Mukti of
Sukhasvar奴pa and Sukhar奴patva go together
logicians.
349 always. If Bhavarupadharmas are denied in the Muktas, then
Sukharupatyadharma will also cease to be there. Then the
Hetu Muktatva would become removed and absent and this would
lead to the absence of Muktasvarupa in Brahman. So the state
350 of Mukti intended by the Advaitins, cannot be found on
account of the absence of the Hetu-Muktatva. And if Brahman
is stated as Nirguna (attributeless) then, that Nirguna-Brahman
351 will not become the topic of the Sruti.
In the 艢rutis, both in the beginning and at the end
Brahman is glorified as an embodiment of unlimited auspicious
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qualities; so how can the term Nirguna, coming in the middle,
establish the attributelessness of Brahman? Therefore, it
should mean that the term Nirguna denies the possibility of
the Pr盲k峁泃a-gu峁嘺s (Sattva, Rajas and Tamas).
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352 APPARENT MEANING OF NIRGUNA 艢RUTI IS NOT CORRECT
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The Nirgunatva indicates the absence of Pr膩k峁泃a-gu峁嘺s.
If one more negative particle is added as Nairgunya峁� na, then
