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पाषण्डवाद : - The Veda is called पा as it protects the vir-
tuous who follow what is good and abjure what is bad accor-
ding to it.
 
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पालनाच त्रयीधर्मः पाशब्देननिगद्यते ।
 
षण्डयन्ति तु तं यस्मात् पाषण्डास्तेन कीर्तिताः ।
 
The Paganda vādiș are those who speak and act against
the vedic rules.
 
अहं ब्रह्म इति पाषण्डवाद : - The poet explains the nature of
this Pāṣanda vāda which consists in saying that there is no
difference between Jivātman and Paramātman though a
number of śruti and smriti statements clearly emphasise the
difference between the two. Some of these are :-
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सत्य आत्मा सत्यो जीव: सत्य भिदा सत्यं भिदा सत्यं मिदा । आत्मा हि
परमस्वतन्त्रोऽधिगुणो जीवोऽल्पशक्तिरस्वतन्त्रोवर । such Sriti state-
ments as योसावसौपुरुष: सोऽहमस्मि, अहं ब्रह्मास्मि, एकमेवाद्वितीयं, नेह
नानास्ति किञ्चन etc., are misinterpreted by the Pāsandavadins to
suit their doctrine.
 
इदं वितथं
 
The Paşandavādins say that the world is false
(मिथ्या) without paying any regard to the Śruti statement
सत्यं च जगदी द्रुशम्
 
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कतिपयकुनरै : – by some wicked (low) minded persons.
 
तमोयोग्यजनैः or कुत्सितजनै:
 
दुष्प्रेक्षा - bad knowledge दुष्प्रज्ञा
 
आद्दतः-- accepted अङ्गीकृत:
 
विसृष्ट- rejected त्यक्तः
 
प्रसर:... Spreading प्रसार:
 
दक्षाणि
 
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