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[sū. 3. 2. 10.
ADH. 4.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 521
the rest. Hence “on account of being left over”, it is something
different.
Vedānta-kaustubha
Now the state of swoon is being considered.
On the doubt, viz. whether the well-known state of swoon is
included under the states of deep sleep and the rest, or is something
different from them, the suggestion being: There are four well-known
states of the soul, viz. waking, dream, deep sleep and death. So the
state of swoon must be included under them, there being no proof
that swoon is something different from them,—
We reply: “In the swooning person” there is “half-attainment”.
One who has fainted owing to excessive grief is said to be a ‘swooning
person’. He attains ‘half’ the place of death.¹ That is, the state of
swoon is something different from the other four states. Why?
“On account of being left over.” Thus, the state of swoon is not
the same as the state of waking or the state of dream, on account
of the absence of knowledge.² It is also not identical with death,
on account of the presence of life and heat.³ Nor can it be said
that deep sleep itself is swoon, because the soul being embraced
by the Existent then, deep sleep is a state of bliss.⁴ Hence it is
established that “on account of being left over”, the state of swoon is
not one among the states of deep sleep and the rest, but is a different
state.
Here ends the section entitled “swooning person” (4).
¹ I e. makes a half-way approach to death.
² I.e a swooning person is unconscious, while a person who is awake or a
dreaming person is conscious.
³ I.e a swooning person is still alive and warm unlike a dead person.
⁴ I.e. a swooning person does not enjoy any bliss as a person in a deep
sleep does.