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==सुत्रम् '''॥''' Sutra== ...Entry for [http://www.ibiblio.org/sripedia/ebooks/mw/1200/mw__1274.html ''sutra''], page 1241</ref>

...tra-Bhasya-Sankaracarya/dp/8175051051 }}</ref> In his commentary on this ''sutra'', Shankara has extended the intended knowledge of Brahman far beyond the l ...a''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Philosophy of Hindu Sadhana|author=Nalini kanta Brahma|publisher=PHI Learning|page=9|url= http://books.google.co.in/books?id=xPQjT

# Vedanta Sutras or Brahma Sutras - form the Nyaya Prasthana (logical texts) ...ired the help of an explanation from a teacher who had himself studied the sutra from a teacher. Eventually those explanations were transformed into written

...he strength of the upanishadic declaration".<ref>{{cite book|title= Brahma sutra – the philosophy of adhyatmik life |author=Badarayana|publisher=Harper|pa ...conditioned Brahman as their ultimate resort.<ref>{{cite book|title=Brahma Sutra Bhasya of Sankaracarya|publisher=Advaita Ashrama|pages=904–912|url= https

...apada, Vijnanabhikshu, Vyasa, Sabara and Sankara. On the Vedanta or Brahma sutra there are about sixteen Bhashyas, like those of Ramanuja, Madhva, Vallabha,

...which exist collectively in all the contexts.<ref>{{cite book|title=Brahma Sutra Bhasya of Sankaracarya|publisher=Advaita Ashrama|pages=662-664|url= http://

...ams, ''Sanskrit English Dictionary'', Oxford University Press, Entry for ''sutra'', page 1241]</ref><ref name="winternitz249" /> ...te book | last =White | first =David Gordon | year =2014 | title =The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali: A Biography | publisher =Princeton University Press |isbn= 97

...scured; because the soul’s bondage and freedom are derived from Him." - ([[Brahma Sutras]] III.ii.5) ...e also are the illustrations of the sun’s reflection (in water) etc." – ([[Brahma Sutras]] III.ii.19)

...y important role. They are called as Hota, Adhvaryu, Udgata (उद्गाता), and Brahma collectively called as चातुर्होतृ || Chaturhotr. ...tr</u>'''. The '''Atharva-Veda Samhita''' is meant to be used by the '''<u>Brahma</u>''', the Atharva-Vedic rtvik, to correct the mispronunciations and wrong

...karmas involve the Chaturhotr - the four priests (Hota, Adhvaryu, Udgaata, Brahma). {{#evt: The first set of sutra literature in the [[Kalpa Vedanga (कल्पवेदाङ्गम्)

...king. It is described in the Taittiriya corpus, including Apastamba Srauta Sutra 18.8–25.22. ...thotha" two types of priests performing this yaga. The main priest called "brahma" should ge given 12 healthy cows . "maithra varuna" -the second most import

...lanation by Vyasa Bhashya. Clearly all three pramanas are mentioned in one sutra (1.7). ...ārya kāraṇasambandhaścāvayavādbhavati । vaiśēṣika-9,2.2 ।</blockquote>This sutra explains the relationship between Inference and the law of cause and effect

...t Pingala is the founder of the Chandas Shastra. His treatise, the Chandas Sutra treats all the metres Vedic and Non-vedic like Classical metres, Gathas etc

...n Rajayakshma (राजयक्ष्मा),<ref>Charaka Samhita (Chikitsasthanam Adhyaya 8 Sutra 189)</ref> jwara (ज्वरः)<ref>Sushruta Samhita (Uttaratantra Adhya ...ta ([https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/ecaraka/?mod=read Vimanasthanam Adhyaya 8 Sutra 87])</ref><blockquote>

...न्तं पारम् इयर्ति गच्छतीति धन्वन्तरिः (Dalhanas commentary on Sush. Samh. Sutra 1.3) ...d was puzzled seeing this terrible situation. Trinnath Sabha was arranged. Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswar considered the matter and told that great injustice ha

...haritable disposition. Blessings of the supreme father, [[Brahma (ब्रह्मा)|Brahma]]/Prajapati and the universal mother, Aditi are also sought during the cere ...or the child to be born without deformity. The prayers are offered to lord Brahma and Soma.

Ayurveda calls it 'Brahma muhurta'. It denotes the time of early in the morning before sunrise. This ==== ब्राह्म मुहूर्तम्॥ Brahma muhurta ====

...das was followed by worship of deities having a form and qualities (Saguna Brahma). Brahman in Vedanta and Upanishads is, however, both personal (Saguna) wit ...ity or ''ekam'' sat of the Vedas now transformed to the ekam eva advitiyam brahma'' or "the one and'' ''only one, sans a second''" in the Upanishads.<ref nam

...ee basic texts of Hindu philosophy, namely the Principal Upanishads, the [[Brahma Sutras]] and the ''[[Bhagavad Gita]]''.{{sfn|Raju|1992|p=176-177}} ...Brahman]] (''Brahma-vada''), and the doctrine that Brahman is the cause (''Brahma-karana-vada'').{{Sfn|King|1995|p=268 with note 2}}

...ty : ''[http://hdl.handle.net/10603/41946 A Study of the Asvalayana srauta sutra with reference to the principal sacrifices]''</ref><ref name=":42222">Gopal ...any other western scholars who have brought out critical editions of these sutra texts and they are widely available. The above list is not exhaustive and w

* The Kaushika sutra (4.2) quotes a mantra in which gotra undoubtedly means '''"a group of perso ...able/44141057</nowiki></ref><ref>Caland, W (1913) The ''Baudhayana Srauta Sutra belonging to Taittriya Samhita, Vol 3'' Calcutta: Asiatic Society (Page 467

...ording; to Mahadeva, the commentator of the Hiranaya-kesi-sutra, Katyayana sutra was prescribed for both the schools. The school of the Kanvas was especiall ...athakas, 438 Brahmanas and 7624 Kandikas. The rules laid down by Katyayana Sutra are observed in the Sakha of the Madhyandinas. Pargiter has placed the foun

...)<ref>Commentary by Chakrapani on Charaka Samhita (Sutrasthanam Adhyaya 11 Sutra 35)</ref></blockquote><blockquote>''brahmacaryaśabdena indriyasaṁyamasau ...<ref>Commentary by Dalhana on Sushruta Samhita (Chikitsasthanam Adhyaya 28 Sutra 28)</ref></blockquote><blockquote>''brahmacaryam indriyasaṁyamo vedādhya

The Sutra literature furnishes ample evidence on the ancient Indian education system. ...[Brahmacharya (ब्रह्मचर्यम्)|Brahmacharya]] literally means "attendance on Brahma or Veda” and involves the observances which the student has to keep throu

=== Revelation of Vedas by Brahma === ...ressed the (activities of) the Chaturhotr viz., Hota, Adhvaryu, Udgata and Brahma (chief [[Rtvik (ऋत्विक्)|rtviks]] of [[Yajna (यज्ञः

...re is a rule that shikha has to be tied up. Tying up the shikha closes the brahma-randhra.<ref name=":3">Shukla, Sacchidanand (2008) ''Hindu Dharm ke Solah S ...he realization of the Self. The point where the skull splits is called the Brahma-randhra. It is at this randhra, just beneath the Shikha, that the Sushumna

...hich Adi Shankara has cited Chandogya Upanishad 810 times in his ''Vedanta Sutra Bhasya'', more than any other ancient text. ...All these lead to the world of the virtuous; but, only one who is firm in Brahma attains immortality.

...cheerful life on the earth. <ref>Sushruta Samhita (Sutrasthanam Adhyaya 6 Sutra 25-28)</ref> The nature of spring or vasanta affects humans in such a way t ...t. Hrud. Su. 3.18)<ref name=":0">Ashtanga Hrudayam (Sutrasthanam Adhyaya 3 Sutra 18)</ref>

...e been associated with a specific founder, providing the following scheme: Brahma Sampradaya (Madhvacharya), Sri Sampradaya (Ramanuja), Rudra Sampradaya (Vis The Madhvas are Vaishnavas. They are known as '''Brahma Sampradayins'''. The founder of the sect is Madhvacharya, otherwise called

...Bhas. 1.25)<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>Vyasabhashyam explanation of the sutra 25 : ज्ञानधर्मोपदेशेन कल्पप्र ...%20Vireswarananda%20&#x5B;Sanskrit-English&#x5D;.pdf Adhyaya 4])</ref><ref>Brahma Sutras with Bhashyas ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0

...चाग्निविद्या)|Panchagnividya]]). They contain the knowledge about Pranava, Brahma, Atma, Sristhi and paraloukika jnana. Upanishads are many in number with 10 ==== ॥ Sutra ====

...n it.<ref>Dalhana's commentary on Sushruta Samhita (Sutrasthanam Adhyaya 1 Sutra 12)</ref> <ref>Dalhana's commentary on Sushruta Samhita (Uttaratantram Adhy ...i.in/samhita/Vag/esangraha/?mod=read&h=shUlapANinA Uttarasthanam Adhyaya 3 Sutra 2])</ref>

** Brahma yāmala ...a prepared the Vaikhanasa Sutra according to a branch of Yajurveda and was Brahma himself.

...uspicious place in Himalayas. <ref>Charaka Samhita (Sutrasthanam Adhyaya 1 Sutra 5-)</ref> The meeting of the Rshis or the vedic scholars could be regarded सुखोपविष्टास्ते तत्र पुण्यां चक्रुः कथामिमाम्| (Char. Samh. Sutra. 1.14-15)</blockquote>The sages that gathered at the Himalayas were the sou

...rhya-karmani (गृह्यकर्माणि), i.e., the domestic activities. Written in the sutra style, these treatises systematically describe the grhyakarmas as practiced ...regarded as the authorities of the subject mentioned by the author of the sutra.

...[Brahma (ब्रह्मा)|Brahma]] who is the creator among the trimurthi devatas, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. : vedāntamate ‘vastu saccidānandādvayaṁ brahma tathā ajñānādisakalajaḍasamūho'vastu ।’ ‘brahmaiva nityaṁ va

=== Sadhaka in Brahma-sutras === Sri Vedavyas in the sutra (Anumanika adhikarana in the Brahma sutra),<blockquote>"''trayanameva caivam upanyasa prasnasca || (1.4.6)''"</blockq

...accomplishments of a Jaina priest (Bhagavati-sutra, 90 and Uttaradhyayana-sutra, 25). Buddhist literature regards arithmetic (ganana and samkhyana) as the ...e did not use the term Bijaganita. The chapter dealing with algebra in his Brahma-sphuta-siddhanta is called Kuttaka. Sridharacarya (750) regarded Pati-ganit

...mpradaya, one of the two Sampradayas of the Vedas. The other one being the Brahma Sampradaya that is represented by the Krishna Yajurveda.<ref name=":0" /> < ...ve.org/details/caranavyuha/page/n37/mode/1up?view=theater The Charanavyuha Sutra of Saunaka], Benaras: The Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office.</ref>

...r health, these are discussed in this chapter.<ref>Charaka samhita online (Sutra Sthanasutra Chapter 11.The Three Desires of Life and important triads sutr ...iShNav Sharirasthanam Adhyayam 4 Sutram 33])</ref> As per Hindu tradition, Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are the 3 devatas (देवताः) which represent th

.../><blockquote>इह हि द्रव्यं पञ्चमहाभूतात्मकम् ।१७.२<ref>Ashtanga Sangraha, Sutra Sthana, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9 ...|Mahabharata]] states that once Prthvi, the daughter of [[Brahma (ब्रह्मा)|Brahma]], decided to give up her 'bhumitva' and proceed to brahmaloka to deprive R

...sht. Hrud. 3. 7-8)<ref name=":0">Ashtanga Hrudayam (Sutrasthanam Adhyaya 3 Sutra 7-8)</ref></blockquote>Although the modern science adopts and proposes the ...Ayurevdarasayana commentary on Ashtanga Hrudayam (Sutrasthanam Adhyaya 3 Sutra 7-8)</ref>

...not to do, or do in a different way. Shankara Bhashya on Badarayana Brahma Sutra:

== देवयानम् || Devayana (Path to the Realm of Brahma) == ...na Brahman is only relative) without having burnt (ignorance). The present Sutra says that the knower of the Saguna Brahman enters the सुशुम्न

...f the Jain Agama Prakrt literature, Sílãnka, the oldest commentator of the Sutra - krtänga , has used four terms for Cãrvãka, viz. ( 1 ) Bärhaspatya ( 2 The primary literature of Charvaka, such as the Brhaspati Sutra is missing or lost. Its theories and development has been compiled from his

...erent activities related to yajnas. Kalpa texts are composed in the famous Sutra format and have played a very significant role in the development of shastr # ब्रह्मयज्ञः || Brahma yajna

...Agni Purana is the eighth, Bhavishya purana being the ninth. the tenth is Brahma vaivarta Purana, the eleventh is termed Linga Purana. Varaha Purana is the |Sutra format of writing terse short aphorisms applies to the prose form of presen

...li.2015.273855/2015.273855.The-Apastamba#page/n15 The Apastamba Paribhasha Sutra (With the commentaries of Kapardisvamin and Haradattacharya).]'' Mysore : T Defining Yajna, the commentary gives the explanation of the Sutra 1.1, as follows:

...(सनातनः । eternal), however their origin is credited to [[Brahma (ब्रह्मा)|Brahma (ब्रह्मा)]].

...a ca caturdaśa ।। 3 ।। (Yajn. Smrt. 1.3)</blockquote>Puranas including the Brahma purana and others, Nyaya including Tarkashastra, Mimamsa which involves dis * Sutragranthas (include the Kalpa Vedanga Sutra rachana)

...hiva devoid of three eyes (Guru has two eyes), a two shouldered Vishnu and Brahma devoid of four faces (heads).

...(as expounded in [[Vedas (वेदाः)|Vedas]], [[Upavedas (उपवेदाः)|Upavedas]], Sutra literature, [[Brahmana (ब्राह्मणम्)|Brahmanas]], Purana At the centre of village was a temple of Shiva, Vishnu or Brahma. The village had two streets crossing each other at the middle. Rest houses

...dhvansaniya_Vimana#Characteristics_of_polluted_air Vimanasthanam Adhyaya 3 Sutra 6-7])</ref> ...n it.<ref>Dalhana's commentary on Sushruta Samhita (Sutrasthanam Adhyaya 1 Sutra 12) </ref> <ref>Dalhana's commentary on Sushruta Samhita (Uttaratantram Adh

...चित्तीयते हि सः। (Daks. Smrt. 1.10)</blockquote>Yajnavalkya Smruti, Brahma Sutra Shaankara Bhashya quote this Vachana of Daksha.

...quote>Seeing the ability of different classes of the people in the society Brahma initiated people into the agricultural profession. Since then agriculture b Vrshotsarga is an important cattle related yajna that is mentioned in the sutra texts. The word Vrishotsarga literally means "the letting loose of a stud-b

...śvara''; ''Pitr'' '''-''' ''Yajna'' '''–''' to the family and ancestors; ''Brahma-yajña'' '''–''' to our Vedic culture; ''Manuṣya-yajña'' '''–''' to ==== Brahma-yajña ====

...ishads for its evidence and includes the Sharira Sutras (Vedanta Sutras or Brahma Sutras) and other works which corroborate it".'' <ref>Sastri, M. N. Dutt (1 ...मयतोति ब्रह्म गमयितृत्वेन योगाद् विद्योपनिषद् । paraṁ brahma vā gamayatoti brahma gamayitr̥tvena yogād vidyopaniṣad ।</blockquote>

...ommentators such as Mitakshara who prescribed that one should follow one's sutra grantha or the grhyasutra specified for their lineage of a particular veda ...dure of upakarma briefly involves offering of ghee to the deities, Savitr, Brahma, Shraddha, Medha, Prajna, Dharana, Chandases, Sadasaspati, Anumati and the

...d his mother śrimatī. He was a brāhmaṇa of the Bhāradvāja—gotra, Bodhāyana Sutra and Krishṇa Yajurveda. He belonged to the Taittirīya śākha of the Kris ...ch the whole of Veda is divided. Veda is the only depository of Dharma and Brahma because these two cannot be obtained from any other source and hence their

...(Asht. Hrud. 8.21)<ref name=":7">Ashtanga Hrudayam (Sutrasthanam adhyaya 8 Sutra 21)</ref></blockquote>Langhana is also known as Upavasa. Langhana is the te ...म्||९|| (Char. Samh. Su 22.9)<ref>Charaka Samhita (Sutrasthanam Adhyaya 22 Sutra 9)</ref></blockquote>Meaning: Anything that generates lightness in the body

...nt ‘Jivatma’ (the life element or consciousness of human being). (sushruta sutra 1) (sushruta sharir 1) Since Chikitsa (Treatments and procedures) can be pr

...Sush. Samh. 35.13)<ref name=":2">Sushruta Samhita (Sutrasthanam Adhyaya 35 Sutra 13)</ref> </blockquote> ...2 Sutra 3)</ref> <ref name=":0">Charaka Samhita (Sharirasthanam Adhyaya 8 Sutra 6-9)</ref>

...r, greed and pride. He has equal vision and balanced mind. He disseminates Brahma Jnana or Knowledge of the Self. And is the same in honour and dishonour, pr ''paśyedātmanyado viśvaṁ pare sadasato'vyaye । ātmānaṁ ca paraṁ brahma sarvatra sadasanmaye ॥ 4॥''</blockquote>During the mediate state betwee

...nayogebhyo'pyadhikatarā ॥25॥''</blockquote>Further more, the Narada Bhakti Sutra also states that Bhakti develops by hearing and singing the virtues and att ...ld follow to alleviate the detrimental effects of Kali Yuga. At that time, Brahma said that by way of taking the name of the Supreme Being Narayana, all the

...ded in the chapter called "Ekagni-kanda (एकाग्निकाण्डम्)" in the Apastamba-sutra <ref>Sri Sri Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Swamiji, (2000) ''[http://ww ...is is said to be very austere and is performed with an intention to please Brahma or the others, Vishnu and Shiva for obtaining material boons.

Vatsyayana at the beginning of his commentary on the Nyaya Sutra (1.2.1) mentions that Katha is of three types:

!Panini Sutra ...in word usages. In words like aparāhṇa (अपराह्णः), madhyāhna (मद्याह्नः), brahma (ब्रह्मा), bāhya (बाह्या), hrada (ह्रद),

...ch as स्वयम्भू । Svayambhu which means one that emerges by itself and also Brahma; उद्भिदा । Udbhida It denotes that which sprouts such as th ...च शब्दो बह्वर्थः । तद्यथा--अक्षाः पादा माषा इति ।(Mahabhashya under Panini Sutra 1.3.1)<ref>Mahabhashya ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%

...ockquote>'''Bhavishya Purana (Brahma Parva 1.2.6)'''<ref>Bhavishya Purana (Brahma Parva 1 [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B ...and some of them yield Kamyaphala (fruits of yajna) as have been given in Sutra 3.3.60. Hence some of these Vidyas are also called Kamya Vidyas. Shri Adi S

...३ trayaḥ pākayajñāḥ 2 hutā agnau hūyamānā anagnau prahutā brāhmaṇabhojane brahmaṇihutāḥ 3 (Ashv. Grhy. Sutr. 1.1.2-3)<ref name=":6">Ashvalayana Grhyasu

...patti.in/samhita/Vag/ehrudayam/?mod=read&h=rasajaM Sharirastanam Adhyaya 1 Sutra 7])</ref> ...E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5% Sutrasthana Adhyaya 14 Sutra 6-7)])</ref>

...odily samskaras at various occasions in human life are to be considered as Brahma Samskaras.<ref name=":1" /> <blockquote>द्विविधः संस * 15-19. Pancha Mahayajnas (Deva, Brahma, Pitr, Manushya, Bhuta yajnas)

Sayana gave the definition आरन्यव्रतरुपं ब्रह्मणम् || ''āranyavratarupaṁ brahmaṇam''. He in his introduction to his commentary on the Aitareya Brahmana w ...e force. They describe the secret meaning of the yajnas and the concept of Brahma as well, thus constitute a natural transition to the Upanishads.

...ty of divinity. Ancient (prachina) Upanishads mention Prkruti, Purusha and Brahma while the more recent (arvachina) Upanishads mention the deities Vishnu or ...with the methods of [[Yajna (यज्ञः)|yajna]] and other rituals composed in Sutra format. This field focused on standardizing procedures for Vedic Shrauta ri

...ta' is described as having two characteristics. In the explanation for the sutra साऽस्य देवता' (Sidd. Koum. 4.2.24) we find the follow ...ala (Vaskala), Ashvalayana, Shankhayana and Mandukeya. Each of which had a sutra of its own. The extant and available samhita of Rgveda belongs to the Shaka

The focal areas in this Upaniṣhad are rules of conduct and nature of Brahma. Popular instructions like ‘Satyaṃ vada, dharmaṃ cara; mātṛdevo bh ...leads the disciple to the highest Brahman (i.e. Upagatah sisyam niscayena brahma samipam nayati).

...Anasuya, very often he is described as the incarnation of the Trimurtis - Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, born of the same parents. Some state that he is also one ...anifestation of the three gunas which evolves this Universe. It is in this Sutra that the Universe is woven where the person wanders through the cycle of bi

...ga.<blockquote>श्रद्धावीर्यस्मृतिसमाधिप्रज्ञापूर्वक इतरेषाम् ॥२०॥<ref>Yoga Sutra, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%9E%E0%A5 ...ti, Kriya, Buddhi, Lajja and Mati. And it is interesting to note here that Brahma declares these 10 to be the doors of Dharma ie. that through which one may

...during the upanayana, having worn the skin (चर्म), the girdle (मेखला), the sutra (सूत्र or yajnopavita) and staff (दण्डः) undertakes the ...e Sabrahmachari (सब्रह्मचारी)])</ref></blockquote>Clarifying further about Brahma (ब्रह्म), here, it means Veda i.e. one who is engaged in the st

...various grhyasutras. The order in which the rites take place vary with the sutra-granthas.<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":02" /><ref name=":3">''The Upanayana ...%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 2])</ref></blockquote>Meaning : Prajapati Brahma milked the three vedas and compiled the 3 padas of the Gayatri Mantra. Henc

...es '''based on the direction of movement''' as explained by the Vaiseshika sutra below. <blockquote>उत्क्षेपणमवक्षेपणं ...a. Sara. 1.12)'''<ref name=":2" />''' Mental activities relating to Saguna Brahma - such as are described in the Shandilya Vidya are termed Upasanas or devot

This exact passage is also quoted in the Hiranyakeshi Shrauta Sutra (27.5.127-130)<ref>Hiranyakeshi Shrautasutra, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wi ...the intelligence and the objects to be grasped by it in the highest deity Brahma. He should consign actions with self-consciousness to deity Rudra through w