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318 VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA [sū. 2. 1. 32.
ADH. 10.]
Vedānta-kaustubha
Now, a doubt is raised. Let this be so, yet there being no need
on the part of Brahman,—who has His desires eternally fulfilled by
themselves,—for creating the world, it is not created by Him.
The prima facie view is as follows: Creatorship of the world does
not fit in on the part of Brahman. Why? "On account of the
activity of the agent having a need", and on account of there being
no need on His part for creating the world, as He has His desires
eternally fulfilled.
CORRECT CONCLUSION (Sūtras 32–35)
SŪTRA 32
"BUT, AS IN ORDINARY LIFE, (CREATION IS) A MERE SPORT (TO
BRAHMAN)."
Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha
With regard to it, we reply. Such creation and the rest of the
Supreme Being are like the mere sport of kings and so on, well-known
in ordinary life.
Vedānta-kaustubha
The author is stating the correct conclusion.
The particle "but" is for disposing of the prima facie view.
Just as, in ordinary life, the play of a universal monarch, who has
attained lordship, with various kinds of dice, wooden balls and the
rest, is a mere sport, without any desire indeed for fruit,—so this is
a mere sport on the part of Brahman as well, i e. a mere play with
the creation of the universe and so on.
COMPARISON
Baladeva
This is sūtra 33 in his commentary. Interpretation same, but
the phrase: "lokavat" explained a little differently, thus: As in
ordinary life a man, full of cheerfulness or on awakening from a sound
sleep, dances about without any motive or need, but simply from the
fulness of spirit, so is the case here.¹ Here Baladeva criticizes the

¹ G.B. 2.1.33, p. 71, Chap. 2.