Dṛg-Dṛśya-Viveka

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The Dṛg-Dṛśya-Viveka or Vâkyasudhâ is an Advaita Vedanta text attributed to Bhāratī Tīrtha or Vidyaranya Swami (c. 1350)

Authorship

Although also attributed to Adi Shankara,^{[web 1]} the text is most commonly attributed to Bharatī Tīrtha (c. 1350).^[1]^[2] It is also known as Vakya Suddha, which is attributed to Adi Shankara.^[2]

The Dṛg-Dṛśya-Viveka contains 46 slokas^[1]^[3] performing an inquiry into the distinction between the "seer" (Dṛg) and the "seen" (Dṛśya),^[2] an overview of samadhi, centering on savikalpa and nirvikalpa, and the identity of Atman and Brahman.

References

^ ^a ^b Witz 1998, p. 227.
^ ^a ^b ^c Nikhalananda 1931, p. xiii.
^ Nikhalananda 1931, p. xiv-xv.

Sources

Printed sources

Deshmukh, Dr. Shrikrishna. The Essence of Drk-Drsya Viveka::Distinguishing the 'Perceiver' from the 'Perceived'. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-8120842175.
Nikhalananda, Swami (1931), Drg-Drsya-Viveka. An inquiry into the nature of the 'seer' and the 'seen.', Sri Ramakrishna Asrama
Witz, Klaus G. (1998), The Supreme Wisdom of the Upaniṣads: An Introduction, Motilall Banarsidas

Web-sources

^ arshabodha.org, Drig Drishya Viveka

External links

arshabodha.org, Swami Tadatmananda's lectures on Adi Shankaracharya's Drig Drishya Viveka
Vedanta Society, Swami Sarvapriyananda's lectures on Drig Drishya Viveka - 12 Part Series
Infinity Foundation, Seer-Seen Discrimination
Happiness of Being blogspot, Dṛg-dṛśya-vivēka: distinguishing the seer from the seen
8 Audio lectures on Drg Drsya Viveka by Swami Tattwamayananda