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[SŪ. 1. 2. 29. ADH 7 ] VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA 137 Vedānta-kaustubha “For that very reason”, i.e. on account of the very reasons stated above, the presiding “deity” of fire is not to be understood the word ‘Vaiśvānara’, and the “element”, i.e. the elemental fire, also is not to be understood. SŪTRA 29 “ (THERE IS) NO CONTRADICTION, EVEN (IF THE WORD “ VAISVĀ- NARA ” DENOTES THE LORD) DIRECTLY, JAIMINI (THINKS SO).” Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha The Lord Vaiśvānara is ‘all and man’, i.e. the soul of all,—to be meditated on “directly” as such,—thus, the teacher “Jaimini” thinks, involves “no contradiction”. Vedānta-kaustubha Thus, the word ‘Vaiśvānara’ has been proved to be referring to Brahman, first on the ground of the reasons like ‘distinctive attributes of a common term’ (Br. Sū. 1.2.25) and the rest. Again, there being a doubt,—viz. on account of words and the rest, as well as on account of abiding within, it refers to the gastric fire,—it has been once more proved, for the sake of removing incompatibility, to be referring to Brahman alone, qualified by the gastric fire, on the ground of the reasons like: ‘because of teaching the vision (of the Lord) thus’ (Br. Sū. 1.2.27) and so on. Now, by showing that the word ‘Vaiśvānara’ denotes Brahman etymologically too, so that He may be directly worshipped as such, the author shows that another teacher too (viz. Jaimini) confirms his own view. The teacher “Jaimini” thinks that as the word ‘Vaiśvānara’, even without being viewed as denoting the Lord, only so far as He is qualified by the gastric fire, refers directly to the Highest Self, in- tending to designate as it does His special qualities,—so Vaiśvānara is to be meditated on “directly” as the Highest Self indeed. This view involves “no contradiction”.¹ ¹ I.e. it has been said in the previous sūtra that Vaiśvānara stands for the Lord only so far as the Lord is qualified by the gastric fire. But now it is said that Vaiśvānara stands for the Lord directly, without any qualification.