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[SŪ 3. 1. 26
ADH. 6.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 503
Vedānta-kaustubha
If it be objected. The works of those who perform sacrifices and
the rest, viz. Jyotiṣṭoma and the rest, are "impure", involving, as
they do, the sacrificing of animals to Agni and Soma and so on
Thus, after having experienced the fruit of the meritorious portion
of those sacrifices and so on in heaven, they attain immobile births
as rice and so on for experiencing the fruit of that part of their action
which is of a harmful nature,—
We reply: No. Why? "On account of scriptural text," i.e.
because Jyotiṣṭoma and the rest being acts of righteousness pure
and simple "on account of scriptural text", are causes of happiness
only. The sense is that the texts forbidding acts of unrighteousness
like killing etc., viz. "Let no one harm any creature" (Mahā 12 9971¹),
are not set aside by the texts enjoining acts of righteousness and
indicating happiness as the reward. Such killing of sacrificial animals
is indeed beneficial to those animals themselves, in accordance with
the sacred text: "Thou dost not die, thou art not hurt, thou goest
to the gods through easy paths. Where men of good deeds go and
not evil-doers, there may the sun-god lead thee" (Tait. Br. 3.7 7.14²).
Hence such acts are not impure.
SŪTRA 26
"AFTER THAT (THERE IS) CONJUNCTION WITH ONE WHO PERFORMS
THE ACT OF GENERATION."
Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha
The soul becomes rice and the rest just as it becomes one who
performs the act of generation, mentioned in the text: "For whoever
eats food, who performs the act of generation, that he (viz. the ascend-
ing soul) becomes again" (Chānd. 5.10.6 ³).
Vedānta-kaustubha
"After that", i.e. after the text designating that the soul becomes
rice and the rest, there is a text about its connection with one who
¹ P. 716, line 26, vol. 3.
² P. 147, lines 6–8, vol. 3. Bibliotheca Indica ed.
³ Ś, R, Bh, ŚK, B.