Thread by @vedaechoesji

Interesting story of #खण्डनखण्डखाद्यम् (A sweet candy of Refutation)

The Vada,Jalpa and Vitanda are three modes of debates{Nyaya 1.1.1, Nyaya 1.2.1-3)

Advaitins have their granthas on all three modes which are called बृहत् प्रस्थानत्रयी

This one is the वितण्डा ग्रन्थ.

Sri Harsa (श्रीहर्ष) was a very famous advaitin who appeared in कन्नौज during 11th-12th century. He was the minister at the court of kanyakubja king. He was a very great poet who is the writer of the world famous "नैषधचरितम्".

The name of the father of श्रीहर्ष was श्रीहीर . His father once had a very intense debate with a राजपंडितin which he lost. His father did the aradhana of Bhagvati,got the blessings for his son. He told a mantra to his wife which was to be given to श्रीहर्ष in future.

By the constant anguish of his defeat the father of श्रीहर्ष passed away. There are two stories after this:- 1:-When his father was dying He told him that you have to do the दिग्विजय in शास्त्रार्थ", He got the चिंतामणि mantra and did the aradhana of #त्रिपुरसुंदरी s

Second story tells that he heard all this from his mother and then he went for penance.

After the penance Devi gifted him the boon of unparalleled intelligence. Everyone was attracted by his answers but many pandits failed to understand what he was saying ,the level was so high.

He did penance again to lower his intellectual skills" so that pandits can understand the advaita. Which means:- the granth खण्डनखण्डखाद्य was written by lowering the intellectual skills. Even after this it is so hard to understand

After this he went to the kings court said 2 verses . The first verse was dedicated to the praise of king.
The second verse was dedicated to the राजपंडित who defeated the father of श्रीहर्ष The verse was so much filled with intellect that राजपंडित accepted his defeat instantly.

The story you hear in which two women were fighting and the matter reached the king's court a scholar told their words as they were without even knowing their language. That was the story of Harsa.

The following Text is the refutation of Dualistic nyaya philosophy using "nyaya siddhanta" itself. He has also refuted Buddhist, Vaisheshiks, Mimansakas etc.

He wrote many more granthas in which नैषध is famous one. The two granthas ईश्वराभिसन्धि and स्थैर्यविचार did the refutation of Buddhists and सिद्धि of Ishvara.

He has used so high level yuktis that it is tough even to understand, forget about Refuting it.

The father of नव्य-न्याय "गंगेश उपाध्याय" tried to do the khandana of few parts, Vachaspati mishra also tried his hands in खंडनोद्धार but all these were refuted again.

In the end he writes:- "Somewhere in this book, I've made tough composition for the purpose that those who are not wise and are stubborn, they will not play with this book. Only the gentelmen with Gurus can take the advantage of it.

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As per nyayasutra तत्त्वाध्यवसायसंरक्षणार्थं जल्पवितण्डे वीजप्ररोहसंरक्षणार्थं कण्टकशाखावरणवत् {4.2.49} वितण्डा can be done for the protection of तत्व.