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Nandigram and Bhadarsa

During Sri Ramji's exile, Bharata live in Nandigram. This place is presently known as Bhadarsa and is 22 km south of Ayodhya. Bhadarsa in aberration of Bhratrudarshan (भ्रातृदर्शन).

The theory of error

The theory of error, or Akhyati ('nondiscrimination'), was proposed by Prabhakara, a philosopher of the Purva Mimamsa school in the 7th or 8th century CE. This theory explains why people make errors in judgment, such as mistaking the silvery shine of a seashell for a piece of silver. According to Prabhakara, the error arises from the inability to sharply distinguish between two true judgments: 'that object is silvery' and 'silver is silvery.' While both statements are correct on their own, the mistake occurs when the mind combines them into the false judgment, 'that object is silver.' The issue lies not with perception (pratyaksha) or memory, which provide accurate inputs, but with the mind's failure to consider alternative judgments critically.

दाशरथाय विद्महे सीतानाथाय धीमहि तन्नो रामः प्रचोदयात् daasharathaaya vidmahe seetaanaathaaya dheemahi tanno raamah' prachodayaat....

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