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[SŪ. 3. 1. 6. 482 VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA ADH. 1 ] mention of the individual soul as there is of water and the rest,— (we reply:) “no”. Having established that those who perform sacrifices attain the world of the moon through the path of smoke, thus: ‘Those who worship through sacrifice, charitable deeds and alms-giving,—they pass into the smoke’ (Chānd. 5.10.3 ¹), the text goes on to establish them alone by the word ‘Soma’, thus ‘This is Soma, the king’ (Chānd. 5 10.4 ²). As pious workers are referred to in the passage: ‘Soma, the king, arises’ (Chānd. 5 1 2), the above objection has no force. Vedānta-kaustubha If it be objected: water may be denoted by the term ‘person’ in the fifth oblation through the successive order of reverence, moon, rain and so on. Other two elements, too, may be understood on account of water consisting of the three elements. But it cannot be said that the individual soul goes, closely embraced by the elements like water and so on. Why? Because in this text there is no mention of the individual soul as there is of water and the rest,— We reply: “No”. Why? “On account of those who perform sacrifices and the rest being known.” Having established that those who perform sacrifices and so on attain the world of the moon through the path of smoke thus: ‘Those who worship through sacrifices, charitable deeds and alms-giving—they pass into the flame’ (Chānd. 5.10.3), the text goes on to denote them alone (viz. those who perform sacrifices, etc.) by the word ‘Soma, the king’, thus ‘This is Soma, the king’ (Chānd 5.10.4). This being so, in the text under discussion too, viz. ‘In this fire the gods offer reverence. From that offering Soma, the king, arises’ (Chānd. 5.4.2), those who perform sacrifices and the rest are referred to by the words ‘Soma, the king’. So there is indeed the mention of the individual soul. The sense is that it goes, closely embraced by the subtle elements like water and the rest. There is no fault whatsoever here. ¹ Ś, R, Bh, B. ² Correct quotation: “Eṣa Soma rājā”. Vide Chānd. 5 10.4, p. 261 ; Ś, R, Bh, Śk, B.