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[sū. 3. 1. 6.
ADH. 1.] VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA 481
answer cannot refer to the same topic. Thus, if in the beginning of
the answer, viz. '"In this fire the gods offer reverence"' (Chānd.
5.4.2), given to the question, viz. '"Do you know how in the fifth
oblation water comes to have the speech of a man?"' (Chānd. 5 3 3),
by the term 'reverence' (śraddhā) reverence which is of the form of a
special kind of mental mode be understood, then evidently such
a reverence, a mere mental mode, cannot be referred to in the subse-
quent passage: '"Thus, verily, in the fifth oblation water comes to
have the speech of a man"' (Chānd. 5.9.1).
Thus, there must be (on this view) one kind of question, another
kind of beginning of answer, and another kind of answer. Moreover,
it is impossible for reverence, which is of the form of a mental mode,
to be an object that may be offered; and it is also impossible for the
moon, rain and the rest to have a mental mode as their material
cause. In the text: 'Water indeed produces faith in him for holy
works', water is declared to be the cause of reverence and reverence
is declared to be its effect. Accordingly, the word 'reverence' should
be known to imply water metaphorically.¹ The application of the
word 'reverence' to water is found in Scripture itself. Compare the
passage: 'Reverence, verily, is water Beginning with reverence
alone he performs a sacrifice' (Tait. Sam. 1.6.8.1 ²). The moon
too is declared by Scripture to have reverence for its material cause
in the passage: '"(The gods) offer reverence. From that offering
Soma, the king, arises"' (Chānd. 5.4.2).
SŪTRA 6
'IF IT BE OBJECTED THAT ON ACCOUNT OF NOT BEING MENTIONED,
(WE REPLY) NO, ON ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO PERFORM SACRIFICES
AND THE REST BEING KNOWN."
Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha
If it be objected that it cannot be said that the individual soul
goes, closely embraced by the subtle elements, because there is no
¹ That is, the cause and the effect being non-different, the effect (reverence)
may stand for the cause (water).
² P. 81, lines 23-24, vol 1.