Abstract
The Vedānta schools of philosophy, known as the darśanas, although distinct from each other, tend towards the common goal of brahmavidyā. The means of achieving this goal includes inquiring and investigating the metaphysical elements (tattva-mīmāṃsā), the authentic tools for true knowledge (pramāṇa-mīmāṃsā) and the means for transcending miseries and attaining liberation (mukti-mīmāṃsā).
In the Vedānta schools, the Prasthānatrayī, namely the Brahmasūtras, Upaniṣads and Gītā, are unanimously treated as the primary authority on such philosophical matters. Among the Prasthānatrayī texts, the Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad holds a unique place when considering the topic of brahmavidyā as it is a direct exposition on it. The Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad itself has much to say on these three mīmāṃsā.
Bhagavān Svāminārāyaṇa’s unique Akṣara-Puruṣottama Darśana, based on which Mahāmahopādhyāya Sadhu Bhadreshdas Swami composed the Prasthānatrayī-Svāminārāyaṇa-Bhaṣyaṃ, is the latest development in the darśanic dialogue. This paper seeks to review the tattva-mīmāṃsā, pramāṇa-mīmāṃsā and mukti-mīmāṃsā of the Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad in light of the Akṣara-Puruṣottama Darśana.