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[sū 3. 2. 30.
ADH. 6.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 559
untouched by every fault, is an abode of a mass of auspicious attri-
butes and is the highest of all
Here ends the section entitled "The so-muchness resulting from
what has been previously declared" (6)
COMPARISON
Śaṁkara and Bhāskara
This is sūtra 31 in Bhāskara's commentary. Interpretation
different, viz. "And on account of the denial (of a reality besides
Brahman, non-difference is the ultimate truth) " ¹
Rāmānuja and Śrīkaṇṭha
This is sūtra 29 in their commentaries. Interpretation different,
viz. "On account of the denial (of the attributes of the non-sentient ²
on the part of Brahman, they stand in the relation of attribute and
substance) " ³
Baladeva
This is sūtra 31 in his commentary. He concludes the topic of
the identity between Brahman and His attributes thus: "On account
of the prohibition (by Scripture of any difference between Brahman
and His attributes, they are never to be taken as different) ". ⁴
To sum up: Sūtras 27–30 are interpreted in four different ways
thus:—
(1) According to Nimbārka, sūtra 27 states the relation between
Brahman and the non-sentient; sūtra 28 states the relation between
Brahman and the sentient; and sūtras 29-30 state that Brahman's
having the corporeal and incorporeal forms gives rise to no objections.
(2) According to Śaṁkara and Bhāskara, sūtras 27-28 state two
prima facie views regarding the relation between Brahman and the
sentient; and sūtras 29-30 state the right conclusion.
¹ Ś.B. 3.2.30, p 744; Bh. B. 3.2.31 (written as 3.2.30), p. 171.
² Śrīkaṇṭha adds the sentient too.
³ Śrī. B. 3.2.29, p. 247, Part 2; Śk. B 3.2.29, pp. 259-260, Part 9.
⁴ G.B. 3.2.31, p. 88, Chap. 3.