A Cluster of Nyāya Flowers 5.10.19

5.10.19

paridṛśyamānamantrārtheti | 'yāṃ janā abhinandanti" iti mantrārthavādāt "aṣṭakāḥ kartavyāḥ" iti smṛteḥ; "dhanvanniva prapā asi tvamagne" ityataḥ "prapāḥ pravartayitavyāḥ" ityasyāḥ smṛterutthānam | viprakīrṇaśākhāmūlatvamiti | viprakīrṇā yāḥ kāścit kvacideva deśe paṭhyante na sarvāḥ sarvatra atastadarthasyaikatra ḍhaukayitumaśakyatvāt smṛtyupanibandhastadarthasaṃkalananimittakaḥ | utsannaśākheti | yāḥ śākhā anyaiḥ kaiścinna paṭhyante tā eva tu smṛtikārāḥ paṭhanti, tairanyākhyātrābhāvenotsāhamāśāṅkamānaistadarthaṃ granthopanivandhaḥ kṛtaḥ | ācamanādismārtapadārtheti | 'ācāntena kartavyam' 'śucinā kartavyam' iti smārttapadārthamiśrāṇāṃ vedistaraṇādīnāṃ darśanāt | upadeśena mantrān saṃprāduḥ | upadeśena śiṣyopādhyāyikayā aparebhyaḥ avarakālīnebhyaḥ śaktihīnebhyaḥ mantrān granthato'rthataśca saṃprāduḥ saṃprattavantaḥ | arthataśca mantrāṇāṃ jñānād dharmo'pi jñāto bhavati, karmaṇāṃ viśiṣṭaphalapradatvasya mantraiḥ prakāśanāditi |