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[sū. 3 1. 17.
494 VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA ADH. 3 |
text: 'So those who know this' (Chānd. 5.10.1), the path of gods,
and in the text 'Sacrifices, works of public utility, alms-giving'
'(Chānd. 5.10.3), the paths of fathers are mentioned. Those who do
not go through either of these two, are these beings who enjoy a third
place. The sinners never go to the moon—this is the sense of the
text.
Vedānta-kaustubha
Now the author states the right conclusion.
The term "but" is meant for disposing of the prima facie view.
The going to the region of the moon does not fit in on the part of
those who do not perform sacrifices and the rest, since under the
knowledge of five fires, viz in the passage: 'Now through neither
of these two paths these small, many-times returning creatures are
born. "Be born and die",—thus is this third place. Thereby this
world is not filled up' (Chānd. 5 10 8), Scripture declares the non-
descent of those who do not perform sacrifices and the rest. By the
phrase: 'of these two paths', knowledge and work are designated.
This very thing the author of the aphorisms states: "Of knowledge
and work thus". The word 'meaning' is implied. Why? On account
of these two "being the subjects under discussion", i.e. the words
'these two' in the text: 'of these two' denote what has been referred
to before as the topic. The sinners do not become entitled to either of
these two 'paths', i.e. the path of knowledge and the path of work,
or the path of gods and the path of fathers. The resultant meaning
is as follows: Having stated: 'So those who know this, and those
who in the forest worship through faith and austerity' (Chānd.
5.10.1), the text goes on to show the true path of gods, the path
concerned with knowledge, in the text: 'They pass into light, from
light to day' (Chānd. 5.10.1) and so on. And having stated: 'Now,
those who in the village worship through sacrifices, works of public
utility and alms-giving' (Chānd. 5.10.3), the text goes on to show
the path of gods, concerned with meritorious works. Those who do
not go through either of these two, are those beings who enjoy
a third place. The scriptural text: 'Whoever, verily, depart from
this world,—they will go to the moon' (Kauṣ. 1.2) too refers to the
journey of those who perform sacrifices and the rest.