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[sū. 3. 1. 12
ADH 3 ] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 489
Hence it is established that the soul re-descends as possessed of the
remnants of its works
Here ends the section entitled “The passing away of works” (2)
COMPARISON
Bhāskara
Reading slightly different, viz. he omits the word “iti”.¹
Adhikaraṇa 3: The section entitled “Those who
do not perform sacrifices and the rest”. (Sūtras
12–21)
PRIMA FACIE VIEW (Sūtras 12–16)
SŪTRA 12
“AND (THE ASCENT) OF EVEN THOSE WHO DO NOT PERFORM
SACRIFICES AND THE REST IS DECLARED BY SCRIPTURE.”
Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha
The going of those who do not perform sacrifices and the rest is
being considered. Here, first, the prima facie view is as follows:
The going of even the wicked, who are attached to what is prohibited
and averse to what is enjoined, “is declared in Scripture” thus
‘Whoever, verily, depart from this world,—they all go to the moon’
(Kauṣ. 1 2²).
Vedānta-kaustubha
Thus, the ascent of those, who perform sacrifices, works of public
utility and so on, to the moon and their descent therefrom have been
considered. Now the question is being considered, viz. whether those
also who do not perform sacrifices and the rest go to the region of
the moon or not.
part of the general body. (Vide L.N., p. 28, Part 1.) In the same way, here
though ‘caraṇa’ (= good and bad work) is really included under the general
term ‘karma’ (= work), yet the former is sometimes spoken of separately to
bring it out specially.
¹ Bh. B. 3.1.11, p. 155.
² Ś, R, Bh, Śk, B.