Contents
Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -2
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Objection - When the pot disappears and the consciousness of the pot goes away, the perception of'is-ness'also goes away. Reply - No. For, the consciousness of'is-ness'is seen in regard to cloth etc. That consciousness of'is-ness'really has reference to the attribute (viśesana). Objection - Like the consciousness of'is-ness', the conscious ness of'pot'is also seen with reference to another pot. Reply- There is no similarity; for, it (the perception of the pot) is not seen with regard to cloth etc. Objection - Even the perception of'is-ness'is not seen in the case of the pot which has disappeared. Reply - It is not so (i.e. your example is not parallel); for, there is no substantive (yiśesya i.e. the pot) present. The perception of'is-ness'concerns the attributive; and, any attributive being inapplicable in the absence of the substantive, (when the pot has disappeared) in respect of what can the perception of'is-ness'arise? This is not to say that in the absence of a (real) external object, the perception of is-ness'cannot arise[1]. Objection - If the substantive such as a pot be non-existent, the two-fold perception with reference to the same substratum is illogical[2]. Reply - Not so; for the two-fold perception with reference to the same substratum is seen to occur even when one of the objects of perception is non-existent; as, for instance, in the case of a mirage (the consciousness)'this is water'arises. |
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