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− | '''Anubandha chatushtaya''' ([[Sanskrit]]: अनुबन्ध चतुष्टय) literally means four connections, and therefore, it is four-fold in nature and content viz, – a) ''adhikāri'' ('the qualified student') who has developed ''[[Ekagrata|ekāgrata]]'' ('single pointed mind'), ''chitta shuddhi'' ('purity of the mind') and ''[[Vikṣepa|vikshepa]]'' ('freedom from restlessness and impurity') or ''adhikāra'' (''aptitude''); b) ''vishaya'' ('subject matter' or 'the theme') pertaining to the '' [[Jiva]]-[[Brahman]] identity''; c) ''[[prayojana]]'' or '' phalasruti'' ('result' or 'fruit') which is ''atyantika-dukha-nivritti'' ('complete cessation of sorrow') and ''paramānanda-prāpti'' ('attainment of supreme happiness'), and d) ''[[sambandha]]'' ('relationship' or 'intertextuality') between ''adhikāra'', ''vishaya'' and ''prayojana''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Aldous Huxley and Bharat's Thought|publisher=Sterling Publishers|page=16|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=EK3E6epYXmEC&pg=PA16&dq=Anubandha+chatushtaya&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qZSjVPaOB9DUuQS204LwDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Anubandha%20chatushtaya&f=false }}</ref> | + | {{ToBeEdited}} |
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| + | '''Anubandha Chatushtaya''' (Samskrit: अनुबन्धचतुष्टयम्) literally means four connections, with which all shastras are begun with. The four-fold connection includes |
| + | : अधिकारी refers to ''adhikāri'' (a qualified student or person) who has developed a single pointed mind (ekagrata or concentration), ''chitta shuddhi'' (purity of the mind') and ''vikshepa'' ('freedom from restlessness and impurity') or ''adhikāra'' (''aptitude'') |
| + | : विषयः refers to the subject matter or general topic pertaining to any subject (Vedanta topic pertaining to the '' [[Jiva]]-[[Brahman]] identity)'' |
| + | : सम्बन्धः refers to the inter-relationship between all the three other categories |
| + | : प्रयोजनम् refers to the result or fruit which is ''atyantika-dukha-nivritti'' ('complete cessation of sorrow') and ''paramānanda-prāpti'' ('attainment of supreme happiness').<ref>{{cite book|title=Aldous Huxley and Bharat's Thought|publisher=Sterling Publishers|page=16|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=EK3E6epYXmEC&pg=PA16&dq=Anubandha+chatushtaya&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qZSjVPaOB9DUuQS204LwDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Anubandha%20chatushtaya&f=false }}</ref> |
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