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208-214] ' THOU ART THAT ' 281 सिद्धो मोक्षस्त्वमित्येतद्वस्तुमात्रं प्रदर्श्यते । श्रोतुस्तथात्वविज्ञाने प्रवृत्तिः स्यात्कथं त्विति ॥ २११ ॥ 211. (Objection).¹ A reality is only pointed to (but no injunction is given) when one is told 'Thou art eternally existing Liberation'²; how can the hearer apply himself to know that he is so (without being enjoined) ? कर्ता दुःख्यहमस्मीति प्रत्यक्षेणानुभूयते । कर्ता दुःखी च माभूवमिति यत्नो भवेत्ततः ॥ २१२ ॥ 212. It is known by perceptual evidence that one is an agent and experiencer of pain. And then there is an effort so that one may not remain so. तद्विज्ञानाय युक्त्यादि कर्तव्यं श्रुतिरब्रवीत् । कर्तृत्वाद्यनुवादेन सिद्धत्वानुभवाय तु ॥ २१३ ॥ 213, The Sruti,³ therefore, restates the agency etc.⁴ on the part of the people and enjoins duties such as reasoning etc. in order that they may know and feel that they are eternally existing (Brahman). निर्दुःखो निष्क्रियोऽकामः सिद्धो मोक्षोऽहमित्यपि । गृहीत्वैव विरुद्धार्थमादध्यात्कथमेव सः ॥ २१४ ॥ 214. (Reply). How can one accept a contradictory meaning⁵ after knowing⁶ that one is eternally existing ¹ Verses 211—213. ² Brahman. ³ Br. U., 2. 4. 5. ⁴ Which people are conscious of. ⁵ That one is an agent. ⁶ From the sentence which is the only right evidence.