Suresvara\'s Vartika on Saptanna Brahmana

Contents: Srimukham/Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya. Foreword/Prof. Hajime Nakamura. Preface. Abbreviations. Introduction. Translation and annotation. Bubv 1.5. Bubv 1.6. Select glossary. Bibliography. Half-verse index.

"The fifth and the sixth Brahmanas of the first Adhyaya of the Brhadaranyaka Upanisad form the finale of the discussion of Avidya which is the basis of man's Sastriya Vyavahara. It consists in the performance of rituals and meditations prescribed in the Srutis (and Smrtis). Thus, they presuppose a basic duality revealed through their mutual relation as the enjoyers and the objects of their enjoyment. These two Brahmanas explain this relation in great detail, thereby clarifying the entire complex of the rituals and/or meditations as but the worship (Upasana) or the vital force (Prana)." (jacket)