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[SŪ. 3. 1. 6.
482 VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA ADH. 1 ]
mention of the individual soul as there is of water and the rest,—
(we reply:) “no”. Having established that those who perform
sacrifices attain the world of the moon through the path of smoke,
thus: ‘Those who worship through sacrifice, charitable deeds and
alms-giving,—they pass into the smoke’ (Chānd. 5.10.3 ¹), the text
goes on to establish them alone by the word ‘Soma’, thus ‘This is
Soma, the king’ (Chānd. 5 10.4 ²). As pious workers are referred to
in the passage: ‘Soma, the king, arises’ (Chānd. 5 1 2), the above
objection has no force.
Vedānta-kaustubha
If it be objected: water may be denoted by the term ‘person’ in
the fifth oblation through the successive order of reverence, moon,
rain and so on. Other two elements, too, may be understood on
account of water consisting of the three elements. But it cannot be
said that the individual soul goes, closely embraced by the elements
like water and so on. Why? Because in this text there is no mention
of the individual soul as there is of water and the rest,—
We reply: “No”. Why? “On account of those who perform
sacrifices and the rest being known.” Having established that those
who perform sacrifices and so on attain the world of the moon through
the path of smoke thus: ‘Those who worship through sacrifices,
charitable deeds and alms-giving—they pass into the flame’ (Chānd.
5.10.3), the text goes on to denote them alone (viz. those who
perform sacrifices, etc.) by the word ‘Soma, the king’, thus ‘This is
Soma, the king’ (Chānd 5.10.4). This being so, in the text under
discussion too, viz. ‘In this fire the gods offer reverence. From that
offering Soma, the king, arises’ (Chānd. 5.4.2), those who perform
sacrifices and the rest are referred to by the words ‘Soma, the king’.
So there is indeed the mention of the individual soul. The sense is
that it goes, closely embraced by the subtle elements like water and
the rest. There is no fault whatsoever here.
¹ Ś, R, Bh, B.
² Correct quotation: “Eṣa Soma rājā”. Vide Chānd. 5 10.4, p. 261 ; Ś, R,
Bh, Śk, B.