Kaṭha Upaniṣad 2.18.p2

Kaṭhaprakāśikā (Raṅgarāmānuja) 2.18.p2

Language: Sanskrit

2.18.p2

pra. - prathamaṃ tāvat pratyagātmasvarūpamāha - na jāyate mriyate vā ityādinā mantradvayena | idaṃ ca prastutya vyāsāryaiḥ itthaṃ hi! uktam - idaṃ mantradvayaṃ tāvat ekaviṣayam; na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre ityetadvivaraṇarūpatvāt dvitīyamantrasya | hantā cet (ka.u.2-19) iti mantraśca jīvaviṣaya eva; lokasya paramātmani hantṛhantavyabhāvapratipattyabhāvāt | paramātmā hi pratyakṣāgocaraḥ ; kathaṃ tasmin vadhyatādipratipattiḥ ? ahamenaṃ hanmi, ayaṃ māṃ hantum āgacchati iti vadhyaghātukabhāvābhimāno hi dehināṃ jīvaviṣaya eva | nanu nāsya jarayaitajjīryati (chāṃ.u.8-1-5) itivat paramātmano'pi hananapratiṣedhaḥ upapadyate |

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