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

[SŪ. 3 2. 12.
ADH. 5.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 525
to the individual soul, though endowed with the attributes of freedom
from sins and the rest. Likewise they may belong to the Highest
as well—we reply. “no”, because nowhere there is any text desig-
nating imperfections on the part of the Inner Controller, on the
contrary, there are texts about His immortality, viz ‘ “He is your
soul, the inner controller, immortal” ’ (Brh. 3.7 3, etc ¹)
Vedānta-kaustubha
If it be objected · The individual soul passes through many
different states and assumes many different bodies (such as human,
divine and so on), and hence the stated imperfections do indeed pertain
to the individual soul, though it is naturally endowed with the attri-
butes of freedom from sins and the rest, established by the statement
of Prajāpati, recorded in the Chāndogya ² Likewise, the Lord too,
the Inner Controller of all, has to pass through many different states
and come into contact with many different bodies. Hence, those
imperfections may pertain to the Highest as well, naturally endowed
with the attributes of freedom from sins and the rest,—
We reply: “No”. Why ? “On account of the statement of
what is not that in each case,” i.e. because there is no text designating
the imperfections of the Highest Person “in each case”, i e. in any
state The stated imperfections pertain to the individual soul,—
which though endowed with the attributes of freedom from sins and
the rest, has yet its real nature concealed through the wish of the
Highest, in accordance with its karmas,³—but never to the Highest
who has His real nature ever-manifest. Thus, in reference to
the state of waking, there are texts establishing the imperfections
of the individual soul, such as: “Those who are of a stinking conduct
attain a stinking birth” (Chānd 5.10.7) and so on, but none referring
to the imperfections of the Highest. Then, in reference to the state
of dream, there are texts like . “When one sees a black person with
black teeth in his dream, he (i e. the black person) kills him (i.e.
the dreamer” (Ait. Ār. 3 2 4 ⁴) and so on; and in reference to deep

¹ Repeated altogether 20 times (once at the end of each verse) up to the
end of the section beginning with verse 3.7.3.
R, ŚK.
² Vide Chānd. 8.7 1, 3
³ Vide V.K. 3 2.5. ⁴ P 136-137