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[sū. 2. 1. 21.
ADH. 7.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 299
CORRECT CONCLUSION (Sūtras 21-22)
SŪTRA 21
“BUT (BRAHMAN IS) SOMETHING MORE, ON ACCOUNT OF THE
INDICATION OF DIFFERENCE ”
Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha
The refutation of this is as follows.
We hold that the creator of the world is Brahman, who is “some-
thing more” than, i.e. superior to, the embodied soul, the enjoyer
of pleasure and pain. “On account of the designation of difference”
in the passage “Who rules the soul within” (Śat. Br. 14.6.7, 30 ¹),
there is no absolute non-difference between the two. Hence there
cannot result the fault of not doing what is beneficial
Vedānta-kaustubha
With regard to this prima facie view, the author states the correct
conclusion.
The word “but” disposes of the prima facie view. Since we hold
that Brahman,—omniscient, omnipotent, the Lord of all, without
an equal or a superior, and the one identical material and efficient
cause of the world,—is “something more”, i.e. superior to the
embodied soul, the question of not doing what is beneficial does not
arise. The reason of His being something more is stated in the phrase:
“On account of the indication of difference”, i.e. on account of the
indication of a difference between Brahman and the individual soul
in the passages: ‘“O, the self, verily, should be seen”’ (Bṛh. 2.4.5;
4.5.6), “The knower of Brahman attains the highest” (Tait. 2.1),
‘Who rules the soul within’ (Śat. Br. 14.6.7, 30). The sense is
this: Just as in the passage: ‘All this, verily is Brahman’ (Chānd.
3.14.1), it being impossible for the group of the non-sentient to be
non-different from Brahman, its difference from Brahman is admitted
by the phrase ‘emanating from Him’ ² so it being impossible for the
¹ P 1074, line 18. R.
² The passage is: “All this, verily, is Brahman, emanating from Him,
disappearing into Him and breathing in Him” (Chānd. 3.14.1).