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[SŪ. 4. 4. 4.
ADH. 2.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 861
by the removal of faults. Just as water is not created by the digging
of a well, only what is already existent is brought to manifestation,—
for how can there be the origination of what is non-existent,—so the
attributes of knowledge and the rest are manifested, and not created,
through the destruction of the evil qualities, for they belong to the
soul eternally."
Hence it is established that having attained the Highest Brahman
through the path which begins with light, the individual soul is
completed in its own natural form alone.
Here ends the section entitled "Manifestation on attaining" (2)
COMPARISON
Śaṃkara, Bhāskara and Baladeva
They interpret the sūtra thus: "(The light is) the soul (viz. Brah-
man), on account of context".¹
Adhikaraṇa 2: The section entitled "Seen as
non-divided". (Sūtra 4)
SŪTRA 4
"AS NON-DIVIDED, ON ACCOUNT OF BEING SEEN."
Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha
The freed soul realizes itself "as non-divided" from the Highest
Self, which non-division is compatible with a division (between the
two), since this truth is directly intuited at that time (viz. during
release), and since Scripture too intuits this.
Vedānta-kaustubha
From the text: "Having attained the form of highest light"
(Chānd. 8.12.3) and from the aphorism: "Having attained, manifesta-
tion" (Br. Sū. 4.4.3), it appears as if there is an absolute difference
¹ S.B. 4.4.3, p 968; Bh. B 4.4 3, p. 242; G.B. 4.4.3.