{"product_id":"extracting-the-essence-of-the-sruti-the-srutisarasamuddharnam-of-totakacarya","title":"Extracting the Essence of the Sruti: The Srutisarasamuddharnam of Totakacarya","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor : Michael Comans\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Motilal Banarsidass Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎ 1 January 1996\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardcover ‏ : ‎ 147 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 812081410X\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8120814103\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎ 400 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eExtracting the Essence of the Sruti\u003c\/b\u003e (or \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"40\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eSrutisarasamuddharnam\u003c\/i\u003e) is a scholarly tour de force by \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"95\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eMichael Comans\u003c\/b\u003e. It provides a rigorous translation and in-depth analysis of one of the most important, yet often overlooked, texts of the Advaita Vedanta tradition. The original Sanskrit poem was composed by \u003cb data-index-in-node=\"303\" data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eTotakacarya\u003c\/b\u003e, one of the four primary disciples of Adi Shankara.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eThe book focuses on the \"Essence of the Upanishads\" (Sruti). Totakacarya’s work is unique because it is written entirely in the difficult \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"138\" data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003eTotaka\u003c\/i\u003e meter and serves as a sophisticated defense of Shankara’s non-dualism. Comans’ work is invaluable because it:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"\u003eClarifies the Mahavakyas:\u003c\/b\u003e Explains the logic behind \"Great Sayings\" like \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"73\" data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\"\u003eTat Tvam Asi\u003c\/i\u003e (That Thou Art).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\"\u003eRefutes Opposing Schools:\u003c\/b\u003e Details the dialectical arguments used by early Vedantins to counter Buddhist and Samkhya philosophies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\"\u003e\n\u003cb data-index-in-node=\"0\" data-path-to-node=\"3,2,0\"\u003eMethodology of Knowledge:\u003c\/b\u003e Explores how language and \"words of the scripture\" can lead to the immediate realization of the Brahman (the Absolute).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eComans provides the original Sanskrit, a lucid English translation, and a commentary that is deeply informed by the traditional \u003ci data-index-in-node=\"128\" data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003ebhashyas\u003c\/i\u003e (commentaries) while remaining accessible to the modern academic reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMichael Comans\u003c\/b\u003e (also known by his spiritual name, \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"50\"\u003eVasudevacharya\u003c\/b\u003e) is a distinguished scholar of Sanskrit and Advaita Vedanta. He earned his PhD from the Australian National University and spent many years studying in India under traditional masters, most notably \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"263\"\u003eSwami Dayananda Saraswati\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eComans is rare in the academic world because he combines the rigorous philological training of Western Indology with a deep, \"insider\" understanding of the lived tradition of Vedanta. His work is praised for its precision and its ability to convey the subtle nuances of Vedantic epistemology. He has also authored \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"314\"\u003eThe Method of Early Advaita Vedanta\u003c\/i\u003e, another seminal work in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51272748564778,"sku":"VASY-812081410X","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/1218\/4618\/files\/296.jpg?v=1773920470","url":"https:\/\/crazyshelf.com\/products\/extracting-the-essence-of-the-sruti-the-srutisarasamuddharnam-of-totakacarya","provider":"Crazyshelf.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}