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[sū. 2. 4. 21.
ADH. 8.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 473
That which is its grossest portion becomes the excreta, that which is
the medium, the flesh; that which is the finest, the mind’ (Chānd.
6 5 1) Similarly, the three evolutes of each “of the other two also”,
i e. of water and fire, are to be understood. The urine, blood and the
vital-breath,—these are the evolutes of water. The bones, marrow
and speech,—these are the evolutes of fire. Here, the vital-breath
is taken to be an evolute of water, only because it depends on water
for its existence, the vital-breath being really but a special state
of the air itself.¹ Likewise, the designation of the earthly nature
of the mind is only meant for showing that its well-being depends
to the consumption of food ² The evolutes of fire, too, are to be under-
stood in a similar manner.
SŪTRA 21
“BUT ON ACCOUNT OF SPECIALITY, (THERE IS) THAT DESIGNATION,
THAT DESIGNATION.”
Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha
“But” they are regarded as different is on the ground of the
preponderance of parts
Here ends the fourth quarter of the second chapter in the Vedānta-
pārijāta-saurabha, the explanation of the Śārīraka-mīmāṁsā
texts by the reverend Nimbārka.
Vedānta-kaustubha
To the objection, viz. What is the ground of distinguishing
among the evolutes of these three elements, made tripartite,—the
author replies:
The term “but” is meant for disposing of the objection. On
account of the preponderance of one element,³ “the designation”, viz.
that this is an evolute of this, this of that and so on, is proper.
¹ Vide Br. Sū. 2.4.9.
² Vide the story of Śvetaketu who failed to remember and recite the Ṛg-verses
and so on when he was fasting, but remembered and answered everything when
he took food. Vide Chānd. 6.8.7.
³ This explains the compound “Vaiśeṣyāt”