2025-06-27 जगद्-उपादान-कारणम्

00:00 - Intro. 00:45 - upAdAna kAraNa / material cause 01:15 - nimitta kAraNa / instrumental cause 01:45 - causes of pot 02:15 - cause of jagat 02:45 - upAdAna is brahman + avidyA? shAnkara illusion 03:15 - upAdAna is brahman? - svAbhAvika bhedAbheda - abhinava-gupta, yAdava-prakAsha 04:45 - upAdAna is brahman + upAdhis? - bhAskara aupAdika-dvaita 05:35 - upAdAna is prakRti, not brahman - madhva, nayyAyikas 06:00 - savisheShAdvaita/ vishiShTAdvaita - rAmAnuja. body of brahman is upAdAna. 07:30 - dismissal of shAnkara illusion 08:10 - dismissal of bhAskara aupAdika-dvaita 11:00 - dismissal of svAbhAvika bhedAbheda - abhinava-gupta, yAdava-prakAsha 14:40 - anIk tivAri’s dismissal of madhva, nayyAyikas 16:00 - pUrvapaxa 17:00 - opposition of shabda - pAncharAtra Agama - ahirbudhnya-saMhitA 18:44 - nirvikAratA 21:00 - spider weaving web 22:20 - states of the body 23:45 - Opposition of “dissolution into the material cause” shruti 24:20 - Opposition of “meditate on the material cause” shruti 25:20 - Conclusion

Related -

• Privileging bhedashruti over abheda-shruti (or vice-versa) is not justifiable when both can be accepted at face value - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBmo0YvfPgA&t=1780s

00:00 - mangalam 00:30 - Intro - Material (उपादन) vs instrumental (निमित्त) cause (कारणम्). kArya-kAraNa-bhAva. Eg. gold plated steel cup. mud + potter = Pot. 03:30 - causes of jagat/ world. separate (mAdhvas, sAnkhyas) vs shAnkaras (brahman + mAyA) vs vishiShTAdvaita (paramAtma + body). 07:30 - mAdhva & rAmAnujIya similarities. Difference in label & pramANa analysis only. 10:40 - pralaya (destruction) vs sRShTi (creation). सूक्ष्म (subtle) vs स्थूल (gross) 14:00 - Meaning of नाम-रूप-विभागानर्ह-
सूक्ष्म-दशापन्न-प्रकृति-पुरुष-शरीरं ब्रह्म . 17:30 - Interior विभागानर्हता. Compression. Zip file with 100 files. 19:50 - Compression. DNA with eyes, heart, face etc.. 22:45 - Seed with leaves, flowers etc.. 25:45 - No exterior विभागानर्हता. Other seeds, other files, AtmA vs body. 30:25 - Explaining Ramanuja’s statement. nitya-vibhUti exists even in kAraNAvasthA. 33:20 - paNDita-varja misrepresents rAmAnuja. सूक्ष्मावस्था/ विभागानर्ह = non-separate? 39:10 - body vs Atma separation - kAraNa-shruti. nirvikAratA-shruti. 42:00 - Independence vs dependence on body. 44:40 - “100 Seeds from seed” example - jIvotpatti. 45:50 - shAnkara-bhaichAra vs prachChanna-bauddha appellation. Contrast with mAdhva-bhaichAra. 52:00 - Conclusion & Encouragement - Ok to have new philosophy. Be bold, own up. Freshness and honesty inspiring. 5 original thinkers cancel each others’ errors?!

Addendum - shrI KK told me that people will easily identify the people involved, “the video is public and you can do what you want”. So, here are the links to the original discussions involving shrI paNDita-ratnam Kothimangalam KS varadAchArya (kottimangalam KS varadAchAr) -
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPd-sUXpFqI)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQTxSnNR-2o)

Corrections and clarifications are welcome.

00:00 - Intro 00:60 - sheShatva 05:30 - sharIra-sharIri-bhAva 16:40 - viShNu-purANa - 1.19.85-86