Guest guest Report post Posted April 23, 2006 advaitin, Rajagopalan Somayaji <ssrvj> wrote: > > Namaste Sri Subbuji, > > The teacher who taught me was a great Vedic/Sanskrit scholar_Sri Ramanatha Ganapaaty and he taught me not with the help of Tamil? sanskritbooks but by the process called "Adyayanam" (I hope you undrstand)I did "Adhyayanam"for about 3years--It in the convention of "Sruthi" -using "Annavaaha/Praanavaha Srothas and "Srothram"-I had to "by-heart" daily and recite next day. > > > > you have also written that:- "Also, 'bhaargave' does not mean > anything." > Is ther not a word "Bhargava"--Is there not aword "Bhargavi"--is there not a word "Bharga(Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi-in Gayatri)--- Bhaargava-Bhaargavi-Bharga- can you please tell me from which Sanskrit root(Dhatup)these three words are derived- From the same root the word Bhaargave is also derived-it is Comound word-initially you have to seperate them into their element roots and then combine them to get the full meaning. Response: Namaste Somayaji, I apologise for the remark. When i said 'Bhaargave' does not mean anything, i meant it in the context of our sloka. Bhaargava is the name of Parashurama, son of sage Jamadagni, also called BhRigu. In my understanding,the locative case, saptamI vibhakti, of Bhaargava is Bhaargave. But this has no relevance to the sloka we have on hand. BhaargavI is a name of Lakshmi. Bhaargave does not fit in with BhaargavI in any manner. Again, 'BhaargavI' could mean 'that which is connected with Bhrugu' as is found in the Bhruguvalli of the Taittiriya Upanishad: 'saishaa bhaargavI vaaruNI vidyaa', the wisdom learned by Bhrugu and taught by Varuna. This also has no connection with Bhaargave. BhargaH means this: The word bhargaH means brilliant, full of life and energy. It signifies the independent, self-effulgent source. Thus bhargaH means self-illuminated light that is always fully pure, beyond the material world, and eternally conscious. BhargaH also refers to Brahma who is beyond material contamination, full of all power and knowledge. BhargaH means divine essence. It represents the supreme light, the essence of Para Brahman. Bhaargave does not fit in with BhargaH either. I am not aware of the root. Bhaargave is not a compound word; as noted earlier it is the saptamI vibhakti of Bhaargava. But 'DuHkha-bhaak' is a compound word; meaning 'one who experiences misery' 'Duhkham bhajate iti duHkha-bhaak'. As it is placed just before 'bhavet' in the verse, the k of bhaak becomes g as per rules of sandhi. Pl. note that i am not well-versed in Sanskrit. If there are errors in the above, knowledgible members will surely correct them. Respectful Regards, subbu Discussion of Shankara's Advaita Vedanta Philosophy of nonseparablity of Atman and Brahman. Advaitin Homepage at: Terms of Service. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
