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[SŪ. 1. 4. 26. ADH. 7.] VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA 261 Vedānta-kaustubha The particle "and" implies affirmation. Brahman is, indeed, both the material and the efficient cause Why? "On account of the direct mention of both in the sacred text." Thus, to the question, viz. 'What was the wood, what was the tree from which they carved out the heaven and the earth? O wise men, ask through the mind whereon it stood supporting the worlds' (Tait. Br. 2.8.9 6¹; Ṛg.V. 10 81.4²), the answer: 'Brahman was the wood, Brahman the tree from which they carved out the heaven and the earth. O wise men, I tell you through the mind, it stood on Brahman supporting the worlds' (Tait. Br. 2.8.9.6-7), directly records 'both', i.e the fact that Brahman is both the efficient and the material cause COMPARISON Bhāskara This is Sūtra 24 in his commentary. Interpretation different, viz. 'On account of the direct mention of both (viz. origin and dissolu- tion) by the sacred text'. That is, in Chāndogya 1.9 1 it is said that all beings arise from and disappear into the ether. Now, here the term 'ether' stands for Brahman (as shown in Br. Sū. 1 1.22). Hence the above passage means that all things arise from and disappear into Brahman. But things disappear into their material cause from which they have arisen. Hence the above passage proves that Brahman is the material cause of everything.³ SŪTRA 26 "ON ACCOUNT OF CREATING HIMSELF, ON ACCOUNT OF TRANS- FORMATION." Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha Brahman alone is the efficient and the material cause of the world. Why? "On account of creating Himself," as known from the passage: 'That itself created itself' (Tait. 2.7⁴). If it be objected: How can the Creator be Himself the object of creation?—(We reply:) 'On ¹ P. 360, lines 2-5, vol. 2. ² P. 336, lines 8-10. ³ Bh. B. 1.4.24, p. 85. ⁴ Ś, R, Bh, ŚK, B.