GFO2021: Brahmasutra's Anandamayadhikaranam: a critical study by Prof Gauri Mahulikar

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Advaita Academy celebrated Shankara Jayanti 2021 by organizing the 2nd Edition of Global Festival of Oneness, from May 17 to June 16th. As part of the festival we featured talks by around 60 Scholars, Sages, and Seekers to share about Shankara’s life, works and influence across multiple dimensions that include Philosophy, Oneness, Leadership and more.

On Day 07, Morning session : Prof. Gauri Mahulikar spoke on the topic Brahmasutra's Anandamayadhikaranam: a critical study. Prof. Gauri ji elaborated on the first adhyaya, sixth adhikarana of Brahma Sutra Bhashya by Adi shankara, sutras comprising 12-19. This Anandamayadhikarana serves two purposes, first, it shows how Brahman is considered as two folds - Sopadhika and Nirupadhika without the knowledge of which life is futile, and then, it establishes that the swaroopa of that Brahman is absolute bliss or Ananda.

Prof. Gauri Mahulikar is Dean of Faculty and Professor in the School of Vedic Knowledge Systems, Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth, (Deemed to be University), Ernakulam, Kerala. She holds a Doctorate in Sanskrit on ‘Vedic Elements in Puranic Mantras and Rituals’. An author, who has published six books and over 80 research articles on Vedic Literature, Vedanta and Classical Sanskrit Literature in English, Marathi, Hindi and Sanskrit.