The Essential Gaudapada

Shri Gaudapada has established by taking as his central authoritative source the Mandukya Upanishad, which though smallest in size (only 12 Mantras or verses) among all the Upanishads yet the most famous one, the following progound Siddhanta by means of logic fully in consonance with Anubhava (universal Intuitive experience): “On the support of Anubhava of Avasthatraya or three states of consciousness, Atman of all of us is verily Ajadvaya Brahman alone which is Nityaniravastha or eternally devoid of any state; That alone is the Paramartha satya”. Further, he has not only clarified as to what exactly is the wide difference between the predominantly perverted logic orinted Vijnanavadis and Shuyavada, on the one hand, and Vedanta on the other, but also has convinced all true seekers about the facts that: (a) Vain logic can never stand its ground all through; (b) all the devices adopted by the logically-oriented Darshanas or schools of philosophy are all meant for the worship (Aradhana) of Paramatman.