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[sū. 3. 2. 17.
534 VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA ADH. 5.]
SŪTRA 17
"AND (SCRIPTURE) SHOWS (THIS), THEN (IT IS) DECLARED BY
SMRTI TOO."
Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha
Numerous texts like: "The Soul that is free from sins" (Chānd.
8.7.1, 3 ¹), "Without parts, without action, tranquil, irreproachable,
stainless" (Śvet. 16.19 ²), "Having true desires, having true resolves"
(Chānd. 8.1 5; 8.7 13 ³) and so on, prove that Brahman is possessed of a
double characteristic. "Then" it is "declared by Smṛti too", thus:
'"I am beyond the perishable and am superior to even the imperishable
Hence in the world and in the Veda I am proclaimed to be the Highest
Person"' (Gītā 15.18 ⁴), '"I am the origin of all, everything proceeds
from me"' (Gītā. 10.8 ⁵), '"Or, what is the use of so much knowledge
to you, O Arjuna? Having pervaded this entire Universe with one
part of mine, I abide"' (Gītā 10 42 ⁶) and so on.
Vedānta-kaustubha
"And" the mass of scriptural texts "shows" that Brahman is
indeed possessed of a two-fold characteristic, viz. "The soul that is
free from sins" (Chānd 8.7 1, 3), "Without parts, without action,
tranquil, irreproachable, stainless" (Śvet. 6.19), "Having true desires,
having true resolves" (Chānd. 8.1.5; 8.7 1, 3), "He who is omnis-
cient, all-knowing" (Muṇḍ. 1 1.9, 2.2.7), "Supreme is his power,
declared to be of various kinds indeed; natural is the operation of his
knowledge and power" (Śvet. 6.8), "Him who is the supreme and
Great Lord of lords; him, who is the supreme God of gods" (Śvet.
6.7), "He is the cause, the cause of the lord of causes" (Śvet. 6.9c ⁷),
"Of him there is no progenitor whatsoever, nor a lord" (Śvet. 6.9
a-b), "This is one bliss of Brahman" (Tait 2 8), "He who knows the
bliss of Brahman does not fear anything" (Tait. 2.4) and so on. This
is "declared by Smṛti too" thus · '"I am beyond the perishable and
am superior to even the imperishable Hence in the world and in
the Veda I am proclaimed to be the Highest Person"' (Gītā 15.18),
¹ Not quoted by others. ² R, ŚK
³ Not quoted by others ⁴ Not quoted by others.
⁵ Op cit. ⁶ R.
⁷ Correct quotation: "Karaṇādhipādhipa", meaning the lord of the lord
of sense-organs, viz. the individual soul Vide Śvet. 6.9, p. 70.