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[sū. 1. 1. 32 90 VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA ADH 11.] having the totality of the enjoying souls as His body (i e. as the inner soul of the sentient), and (3) meditation on Brahman as having the objects and means of enjoyment for His body (i e as the inner soul of the non-sentient) ¹ Bhāskara This is sūtra 31 in his commentary. Reading different—viz omits the portion ‘Āśritatvād iha tad-yogāt’. Two alternative interpretations given, the first (the author’s own view) exactly like Śaṃkara’s first explanation; the second (the view of others: ‘apare tu’, etc.) like Nimbārka’s explanation ² Śrīkaṇṭha Reading and interpretation same. He points out, exactly after Rāmānuja, that the three kinds of meditations on the Lord are— svarūpeṇa, bhoktṛ-śarīreṇa and bhogya-rūpeṇa.³ Baladeva This is sūtra 31 in Baladeva. His interpretation is like Śaṃkara’s first interpretation.⁴ Résumé The first quarter of the first chapter contains.— (1) 32 sūtras and 11 adhikaraṇas, according to Nimbārka; (2) 31 sūtras and 11 adhikaraṇas, according to Śaṃkara; (3) 32 sūtras and 11 adhikaraṇas, according to Rāmānuja; (4) 31 sūtras and 11 adhikaraṇas, according to Bhāskara; (5) 32 sūtras and 12 adhikaraṇas, according to Śrīkaṇṭha; (6) 31 sūtras and 11 adhikaraṇas, according to Baladeva. Śaṃkara, Bhāskara and Baladeva omit sūtra 9 in Nimbārka’s commentary. ¹ Śrī. B. 1.1.32, p. 224, vol. 1.:—‘Nikhila-kāraṇa-bhūtasya Brahmaṇaḥ svarūpeṇānusandhānam, bhoktṛ-varga-śarīrakatvānusandhānam, bhogya-bhogopa- karaṇa-śarīrakatvānusandhānañ ceti trividham anusandhānam upadeṣṭum ity- arthaḥ’ ² Bh. B. 1.1.31, pp 35-36. ³ ŚK. B. 1.1.32, pp. 291-92, Part 3. ⁴ G.B 1.1.31.