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[sū. 1. 4. 18.
ADH. 5.] VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA 247
this vital-breath alone he becomes one’ (Kaus. 3.3; 4.20), one of
these two is to be understood, and not the Supreme Soul,—
(We reply) “that has been explained” in the sub-section, begin-
ning with the aphorism: ‘The vital-breath, on account of intelligi-
bility in that way’ (Br. Sū. 1.1.29). There, the text being ascer-
tained to have Brahman for its object on the ground of the beginning
and the end, the marks of the individual soul and the rest, too, have
been described as referring to Him alone. In the very same manner,
here, too, in the beginning, in the passage: ‘ “Let me declare Brahman
to you”’ (Kaus. 4.1), Brahman is mentioned as the object. In the
middle, too, in the text: ‘ “Of whom this is the work”’ (Kaus. 4.19),
Brahman is mentioned as the agent of the ‘work’ or the entire universe.
The end as well refers to none but Brahman, since the text: ‘He who
knows thus, having overcome all evils, attains supremacy, independent
rule and lordship among all beings’ (Kauṣ. 4.20), declares that
excellent results pertain to His worshippers. Thus, this text being
ascertained to be referring to Brahman, the characteristic marks of
the individual soul and the rest, too, are to be taken as referring to
Him. And, it is not to be said that there is any repetition here (of
what has already been said under Br. Sū. 1.1.29–32), since that section
about Pratardana does not determine the meaning of the text: ‘Of
whom this is the work’ (Kaus. 4.19), which the present section does.
COMPARISON
Bhāskara
Reading different, viz. he reads this sūtra and the next one as one
sūtra.¹
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SŪTRA 18
“BUT JAIMINI (THINKS THAT THE MENTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL
SOUL) HAS A DIFFERENT PURPOSE, ON ACCOUNT OF QUESTION AND
EXPLANATION, AND THUS SOME (READ).”
Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha
Jaimini thinks that the mention of the individual soul in this
section has the purpose of suggesting Brahman, other than the
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¹ Bh. B. 1.1.17, p. 78.