🔸 Sūtra 136 — “Itareṣāṁ ca anupalabdheḥ” (2-1-2)Sūtra 137 — “Etena yogaḥ pratyuktaḥ” (2-1-3)
🌿 Brahma Sutras (2-1-2 & 2-1-3) 🔸 Sūtra 136 — “Itareṣāṁ ca anupalabdheḥ” (2-1-2) Meaning: The other philosophical schools cannot be accepted because their positions cannot be logically or scripturally established. 🔸 Sūtra 137 — “Etena yogaḥ pratyuktaḥ” (2-1-3) Meaning: By refuting Sāṅkhya, Yoga is also automatically refuted, because Yoga depends on Sāṅkhya. 🌼 PART 1 — Pauruṣeyam vs. Apauruṣeyam & The Two Minds Main Idea: Shankara explains the difference between human-made (pauruṣeya) knowledge and Vedic revelation (apauruṣeya). Humans speak through the mind, so everything they say is limited. But the Vedas are not produced by human thought — they arise from a state beyond the mind. Key Points: Pauruṣeyam: All thoughts, philosophies, arguments created by the human mind. Apauruṣeyam: Knowledge that is not generated by the mind — the Vedas, revealed in a state beyond mental activity. A normal mind can only think in savikalpa (with distinctions – names & forms). But th...