वेदान्त पारिजात सौरभ (भगवद् निम्बार्काचार्य - द्वैताद्वैत वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र भाष्य सटीक)

|sū. 2. 1. 5.
276 VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA ADH. 3.]
became Knowledge and non-knowledge' (Tait. 2.6), 'On the same
tree, a person, immersed, grieves for his impotence, bewildered'
(Muṇḍ. 3 1 2, Śvet 4 7), 'And the soul, which is without the Lord,
is bound, because of being an enjoyer' (Śvet. 1.8) and so on.
COMPARISON
Baladeva
Interpretation absolutely different He takes this sūtra as
forming one adhikaraṇa by itself, concerned with demonstrating the
eternity and infallibility of the Veda. He thus does not take this
sūtra as representing a prima facie view. Thus, this sūtra means,—
according to him,—'(The Veda is) not (unauthoritative like the
Sāṁkhya and the rest), on account of (its) difference (from them),
(i.e. because it is a non-human origin unlike the Sāṁkhya and the
rest), (its) being so (i e its eternity) (is known) from the text '.¹
PRIMA FACIE VIEW (concluded)
SŪTRA 5
"BUT (THERE IS) THE DESIGNATION OF THE PRESIDING (DEITIES)
ON ACCOUNT OF SPECIALITY AND FOLLOWING."
Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha
"But" in the texts. 'The earth spoke' (Tait Saṁ 5 5 2, 3²),
'These sense-organs, disputing about self-supremacy, went to Brahma'
(Bṛh. 6 1 7 ³) and so on, there is the designation of their presiding' ⁴
deities, 'on account of the specification', mentioned in the passage.
'"Very well, let me enter into these three divinities"' (Chānd.
6 3.2 ⁵); and 'on account of the following', or entering, mentioned
in the passage: 'Fire, becoming speech, entered the mouth' (Ait.
2.4 ⁶).
Vedānta-kaustubha
To the objection, viz : From the scriptural texts: 'The earth
spoke to him' (Tait. Saṁ 5.5 2, 3), 'The earth spoke' (Śat. Br.

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¹ G.B 2.1.4, p 18, Chap. 2.
² P. 76, line 9, vol. 2. ³ Ś, R, B.
⁴ C.S.S. ed. reads 'tat-tat', meaning 'their respective deities', p. 24.
⁵ R, ŚK, B. ⁶ Ś, R, Bh, SK