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[SŪ. 4. 3. 4.
842 VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA ADH. 4.]
Adhikaraṇa 4: The section entitled "The con-
ductors". (Sūtras 4-5)
SŪTRA 4
"THE CONDUCTORS, ON ACCOUNT OF THE INDICATORY MARK OF
THAT "
Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha
Light and the rest lead the approaching souls. As the text:
"He leads them to Brahman" (Chānd. 5.10.2 ¹) declares that the
non-human person leads the souls, it is known that the previous ones,
too, do the same.
Vedānta-kaustubha
Thus, the successive order of the twelve stages of the path, begin-
ning with light and ending with Prajāpati, have been shown. Now
the question is being considered, viz. what service do light and the
rest render to the knower.
The doubt is as to whether these light and the rest are mere signs
indicating the road to the knower who wishes to go to Brahman,
or places of enjoyment, or conductors. With regard to this, it may be
suggested: They may be signs indicating the road, like tree, mountain
and so on. Or, since in the text: "To the world of fire, to the world
of air, to the world of Varuṇa" (Kauṣ. 1.3), they are mentioned as
worlds, they may be places of enjoyment,—
We reply: "Conductors", i. e. in accordance with the command
of the Lord, they are the conductors of the knowers, devoted to the
Lord. Why? "On account of the indicatory mark of that," i.e.
because in the concluding passage: "Then there is a non-human
Person. He leads them to Brahman" (Chānd 5.10 2), the non-human
Person is declared to be leading the souls. "That," i.e. the indicatory
mark of conductorship, indicates that the previous ones, viz. light and
the rest too, are conductors The word 'light' and the rest should
be understood as denoting the presiding deities of light, etc.,
respectively

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¹ Ś, R, Bh, Śk, B.