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[sū. 1. 2. 8
104 VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA ADH. 1 ]
COMPARISON
Śaṃkara
Reading and literal interpretation same. Here, too, he is forced
to add his usual explanation that the difference between the individual
soul and Brahman is not real, but only phenomenal.¹
Rāmānuja
Interpretation of the word ‘vaiśeṣyāt’ different. According to
Nimbārka, ‘vaiśeṣyāt’ means ‘on account of the difference of nature
between the individual soul and Brahman’; while according to
Rāmānuja, it means ‘on account of the difference of the cause of
enjoyment’²; i. e. it is not abiding within the body which is the
cause of undergoing pleasure and pain, but being subject to karmas,
which is never possible in the case of the Lord.³
Bhāskara
Reading and interpretation same. The example cited is appro-
priate—Simply because the Lord abides within the heart, it does not
follow that He shares its experiences, for there is no rule that co-
existence and the consequent inter-relation imply the sharing of the
same attributes. The ether, e. g. though in connection with a burning
place, does not burn itself.⁴
Śrīkaṇṭha
Reading and literal interpretation same, though the topic is
different, as noted above.⁵
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¹ Ś.B 1.2.8, p. 268
² ‘Hetu-vaiśeṣyāt.’
³ Śrī. B 1.2.8, p. 238, vol 1.
⁴ Bh. B 1 2.8, p. 40.
⁵ ŚK. B. 1 2.8, pp. 327 et seq., Part 4