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[SŪ. 1. 3 28.
184 VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA ADH 7.]
impossible, and hence a contradiction will result between the object
which is limited in time and the word which is true for all times.
If it be said that owing to the force of the word, the object too is
eternal,—then a contradiction will result with regard to the texts
which prove its non-eternity. If it be said that for the sake of the
object, the word is non-eternal,—then there will arise a contradiction
with regard to the texts which prove its eternity —
(We reply·) “No”. There is no contradiction with regard to
the word as well. Why? “On account of the origin from it”, i e.
on account of the origin, or the rise, of the gods and the rest from this,
i e from the Vedic words, denoting the eternal prototypes of gods,
etc. and serving as a reminder to the thought of the creator regarding
the forms of gods, etc to be created at the time of each particular
creation. Thus, when a certain great personality, who has accumulated
a mass of merit and desires to become Prajāpati, comes to attain
lordship through the grace of the Lord, he is called ‘Prajāpati’. At
the time of creation when individuals like the former gods and the
rest are no more, Prajāpati, having learnt the Veda in a manner to
be designated hereafter,¹ and having apprehended, like a man arisen
from sleep,² the particular prototypes of the gods and the rest by
means of the lamp-like Veda, i.e from the Vedic words alone which
denote those particular prototypes, creates the later gods, etc in
accordance with those prototypes. Hence there is no room for the
alleged contradiction.
If it be objected, What proof is there that Prajāpati creates
objects after having known their particular forms from the Vedic
words?—we reply: “On account of perception and inference”. “Per-
ception” means Scripture, since it is independent of any other proof.
“Inference” means Smṛti, since it demonstrates the meaning of Scrip-
ture,—on account of these two, i.e. on account of Scripture and
Smṛti. First, the scriptural passage is the following; viz. ‘Prajāpati
evolved name ³ and form the existent and the non-existent, by means
of the Veda’ (Tait. Br. 2 6 2.3), likewise: ‘He uttered “bhūr”, he
¹ Vide Br. Sū. 1.3.30.
² That is, when a man arises from sleep at night he can see nothing until
he lights a lamp. Similarly, at the beginning of creation, the creator knows
particular objects from the lamp-like light of the Veda, i.e. knows the forms of
those objects and creates them anew accordingly.
³ The text omits ‘nāma’.