Essays of gurudeva

On Darshanam (दर्शनम्) which is not philosophy

There is much misunderstanding about the word Darshanam (दर्शनम्), which is often equated with what is called Indian Philosophy. The word Darshanam (दर्शनम्) literally means the mechanism of observation and has been defined by Panchashikha (पञ्चशिख), a disciple of Kapila and one of the greatest authorities quoted by Vyasa, as: EKAMEVA DARSHANAM. KSHYATIREVA DARSHANAM (एकमेव दर्शनम्। ख्यातिरेव दर्शनम्).

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भारतके प्राचीन घरोहर – वेद स्वरूप मिमांसा

गीता (15-15) में कहा गया है कि वेदैश्च सर्वैरहमेव वेद्यः। अर्थात सम्पुर्ण वेदके द्वारा मैं ही जानने योग्य हुँ। परन्तु यह वेदतत्व क्या है। इस गीता वाक्यमें मैं के द्वारा पुरुष का वोध कराया जा रहा है। उसके अनन्तर सव कुछ प्रकृति है। पुरुष शव्द से षोडशकल विश्वात्मा अव्ययपुरुष को निर्देशित किया गया है। प्रकृति

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अभिधान रहस्य – VEDIC NOMENCLATURE

by Basudeba Mishra What is the necessity of nomenclature? It is necessary because we perceive objects only after identifying it with a “speech form” – वाक्, whose means of expression is equivalent to the written or spoken words. Such speech form can be of two types: व्युत्पन्न – expressed and understood and अव्युत्पन्न – unexpressed,

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