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[SŪ. 1. 2. 12. 110 VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA ADH. 3.] and is as such the causative agent; ¹ and since it is well-known every- where that the Supreme Lord first experiences the fruits of the works which are performed by one who is whole-heartedly devoted to Him, and are entrusted to Him. Hereby, it is explained also how the Supreme Being can abide in a body generated by works. The sense is that just as 'shade' can be removed by 'light' and not 'light' by 'shade', so the 'light' and the 'shade' (in the above text) are none but Brahman and the individual soul, the independent and the dependent. Śaṃkara and Bhāskara Interpretation of the phrase 'tad-darśanāt' different, viz.: 'Because it is seen (that numerals denote beings of the same nature)'. ² SŪTRA 12 "AND ON ACCOUNT OF SPECIFICATION." Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha The individual soul and the Supreme Being alone are understood here as entered into the cave, because in this section those two alone are specified as the object to be worshipped and the worshipper, as the object to be known and the knower, and so on, in the texts: 'By knowing the knower of what is born from Brahman,³ the deity to be worshipped, by revering (him), he goes to everlasting peace' (Kaṭha 1.17 ⁴), 'The bridge for sacrificers' (Kaṭha 3.2 ⁵) and so on. Vedānta-kaustubha The individual soul and the Supreme Soul are to be understood as entered within the cave "also because of the specification" of those two alone. The sense is that in this treatise (viz. the Kaṭha- upaniṣad), the individual soul and the Supreme Soul alone are specified as that which approaches and the goal approached, as the thinker ¹ That is, Brahman is not really an agent or drinker here, but only instigates the other to drink. He is said to be drinking in this sense alone. ² Ś.B. 1.2.12, p. 272, Bh.B. 1.2.12, p. 41. ³ Correct quotation: 'Brahmaja-jña'. Vide C.S.S. ed., p. 8. 'Brahmaja- jña' may be interpreted also as 'Brahmajaś cāsau jñaśceti'. ⁴ R. ⁵ Op. cit.