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[sū. 2. 2. 16.
ADH. 2 ] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 347
qualities of the effect are due to the qualities of the cause, all the
qualities of the cause, such as colour, taste and the rest, must attach
to all the effects As a result, there must be smell and taste in fire;
colour, taste and smell in air; and the grossness on the part of the atoms,
since the earth, which has the most numerous qualities, is observed
to be gross. If they be possessed of less numerous qualities, then
all must have one quality each. If this be so, then there must be
touch in fire, colour and touch in water; colour, touch and taste in
earth, because, those particular qualities are absent from those
particular atoms. Otherwise, there will result everything every-
where.
If it be argued : that the earth is observed to be possessed of
colour, taste, smell and touch; water to be endowed with the attributes
of colour, taste and touch; the fire to be possessed of colour and touch;
and the air is to be possessed of touch. Corresponding to these qua-
lities, some atoms are supposed to be possessed of more numerous
qualities, others less numerous Hence the above objection cannot
be raised,—
(We reply :) No; for in that case, too, those that have more
numerous qualities will be deprived of their atomicity.¹ In the case
in hand, on the other hand, there is no fault whatsoever, since the
world has the omniscient and omnipotent Lord of all as its material
cause.
COMPARISON
Rāmānuja, Śrīkaṇṭha and Baladeva
This is sūtra 15 in the commentaries of the first two.
Interpretation different—viz. an elucidation of the previous
sūtra, viz. “Because there is fault in both ways”, i.e. either if the
atoms be possessed of colour, etc , or if they be not. On the first,
they cannot be eternal; on the second, their effects cannot be pos-
sessed of colour and the rest.²
¹ Since increase in qualities cannot take place unless there is a simultaneous
increase in size.
² Śrī. B. 2 2.15, pp. 86-87, Part 2, ŚK. B. 2 2.15, p. 77, Parts 7 and 8;
G.B. 2.2.16, p. 107, Chap. 2