वेदान्त पारिजात सौरभ (भगवद् निम्बार्काचार्य - द्वैताद्वैत वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र भाष्य सटीक)

[SŪ. 3. 1. 22.
498 VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA ADH. 4.]
born" (Chānd. 6.3.1) does not mention the moisture-born. Hence
there cannot be four kinds of beings—the author replies:
The term 'plant-born', mentioned in the above text and "third" in
order of reading: "The egg-born, the soul-born, the plant-born"
"includes the moisture-born", i.e. the heat-born. Literally, the
plant-born (udbhijja) are those which are born by bursting through
the earth and water, i.e. trees and the rest; as well as lice and the
like. Hence there are four kinds of beings. Thus it is established
that those who do not perform sacrifices and the rest never ascend
to the moon.
Here ends the section entitled "Those who do not perform
sacrifices and the rest" (3).
Adhikaraṇa 4: The section entitled "Attain-
ing the nature of that". (Sūtra 22)
SŪTRA 22
"(THERE IS) ATTAINING THE NATURE OF THAT, 1 ON ACCOUNT OF
FITTING IN."
Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha
The process of descent is being considered.
The question is as to whether in the text: "Then, by the very path
they came they return again, just as they came, to the ether, from
the ether to the air. After having become the air he becomes smoke;
after having become smoke he becomes mist, after having become
mist he becomes cloud; after having become cloud, he rains down"
(Chānd. 5.10.5-6 2), it is said that the soul actually becomes the ether
and the rest, just as it becomes a god and so on, or merely becomes
similar to the ether and so on. If it be suggested that it actually
becomes the ether and the rest,—we reply: It becomes similar to
them. Why? Because that alone fits in.
1 The C S.S. ed. (p. 49) reads "sābhāvya . . ." instead of "svābhāvya
. . ."
2 Ś, R, Bh, ŚK, B.