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Re: Types of arguments (Vaada, Jalpa, Vitanda)/japlA

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Visu9 • October 3, 2002 


/Om namO/nArAyaNaya ||

/namaskAram Shri Sadananda SwamikalE. 

Thanks for an informative posting on the different levels of argumentation. 

How does this meaning of the word /jalpA relate to the use of /jalpA by /Adhi sankarA. In song No. 27 of /soundarya/lahari, Shri sankarA begins a song as /japO jalpaH cilpam sakalam/api mudrA viracanA. 

Offering everything to Goddess /kAmAzi, in total self-dedication, Adhi sankarA says, "May my prattle be a /japA (chanting) to you. . . ." Sometimes the word /jalpAH is also translated as "speech" in the same context. 

Is it that the word /jalpaH acquires a special derogatory meaning when classified as /jalpA in logical debates? 

Thanks for your considearation. 

/vantanam.

nalan/tarum collai nAn kaNTu/koNtEn, nArAyaNA ennum nAmam.




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