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[sū. 1. 4. 18. ADH. 5.] VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA 247 this vital-breath alone he becomes one’ (Kaus. 3.3; 4.20), one of these two is to be understood, and not the Supreme Soul,— (We reply) “that has been explained” in the sub-section, begin- ning with the aphorism: ‘The vital-breath, on account of intelligi- bility in that way’ (Br. Sū. 1.1.29). There, the text being ascer- tained to have Brahman for its object on the ground of the beginning and the end, the marks of the individual soul and the rest, too, have been described as referring to Him alone. In the very same manner, here, too, in the beginning, in the passage: ‘ “Let me declare Brahman to you”’ (Kaus. 4.1), Brahman is mentioned as the object. In the middle, too, in the text: ‘ “Of whom this is the work”’ (Kaus. 4.19), Brahman is mentioned as the agent of the ‘work’ or the entire universe. The end as well refers to none but Brahman, since the text: ‘He who knows thus, having overcome all evils, attains supremacy, independent rule and lordship among all beings’ (Kauṣ. 4.20), declares that excellent results pertain to His worshippers. Thus, this text being ascertained to be referring to Brahman, the characteristic marks of the individual soul and the rest, too, are to be taken as referring to Him. And, it is not to be said that there is any repetition here (of what has already been said under Br. Sū. 1.1.29–32), since that section about Pratardana does not determine the meaning of the text: ‘Of whom this is the work’ (Kaus. 4.19), which the present section does. COMPARISON Bhāskara Reading different, viz. he reads this sūtra and the next one as one sūtra.¹ ————— SŪTRA 18 “BUT JAIMINI (THINKS THAT THE MENTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL SOUL) HAS A DIFFERENT PURPOSE, ON ACCOUNT OF QUESTION AND EXPLANATION, AND THUS SOME (READ).” Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha Jaimini thinks that the mention of the individual soul in this section has the purpose of suggesting Brahman, other than the ————— ¹ Bh. B. 1.1.17, p. 78.