Srila Pandita Satya Vrat Shastri: His Grammar Serves No Purpose

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All Glories To Srila Prabhupada! Namaskarji!

I wish to respectfully suggest that Srila Panditji Satya

Vrat Shahstri has obscured a perfectly presentable facet of Indian

Vedanta,namely Nirvishesha Vada,or the philosophy of Mayavada

Shankara,and its opponents. I respectfully quote the letter:

" Dear Hrisikesananda das ji,

 

Many thanks for your kind e-mail of September 24, 2009. According to gramatical

rule a word in construction with 'namas' must have to have the Dative case while

in the Vandana as in use at present it--sarasvate deve--is in Locative. If it is

to be changed to Dative in conformity with the grammatical rule a litle

adjustment with the words has to be made. I have suggested the adjustment with

the minimum of word change. 'Namas te' of the first line has been shifted to the

third one with the change of 'te' to 'tu' and

 

<<the dropping of 'nirvisesa' which serves no purpose.>>

 

 

The verse would then be grammatically faultless and resonate

well with the reciter with the first quadrant having elegant alliteration.

 

I remain, Affectionately Yours,

 

Satya Vrat Shastri. "

 

I disagree with this as a subterfuge. Here is the late,lamented Professor

S.K.Ramachandra Rao who presents Nirvishesha Vada as

Mayavadism. I continue in the next letter as this is rather a chunky

present.

Best to Hrishikeshananda and his interlocutors.

Robb Thurston. (to be immediately continued)