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144 VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA [SŪ. 1 3. 1 ADH 1.] by the text 'Infinite, boundless' (Bṛh. 2.4.12) The term 'self' too may be applied to pradhāna thus — Pradhāna is the self, because of being the benefactor of the soul. Whoever is the benefactor of some one else is his self; just as (when it is said) 'Verily, Bhadrasena is my self' Or, else, let the individual soul be the support, as there is the mention of the word 'soul' in the text,—the word 'soul' denotes the individual soul primarily, since it is a sentient being;—as the soul is mentioned in Scripture as the support of sense-organs like mind and the rest; as the soul is said to be connected with the vein, as well as to be born, in the passage: 'Where the veins have congregated together like the spokes in the nave of a wheel, he moves about within, becoming manifold' (Muṇḍ. 2 2 6), and, finally, to be the support of the entire universe, the object to be enjoyed, fits in on the soul's part, it being an enjoyer. We reply "The support of the heaven, and the earth and the rest" is none but the Supreme Brahman. That is, 'dyau' and 'bhu' (make) 'dyubhuvau', that which begins with 'dyu-bhuvau' is 'dyu-bhuvāu ādi', i.e. all the things beginning with the heaven, and ending with the vital-breath,—their support is the Highest Self. Why? "On account of the term 'own'", i.e. on account of the term 'soul', denotative of itself, viz. of the Supreme Soul, the topic of dis- cussion, and characterized by an adjective as stated in the passage 'Him alone know as the one soul, give up other worlds' (Muṇḍ. 2.2 5),—here, from the adjective 'one' which denotes the Lord, the soul of all, it is known that the 'soul' is the Supreme Soul;—also on account of the word 'bridge', mentioned in the passage 'The bridge to immortality' (Muṇḍ. 2.2.5), i e. the 'bridge' or the support meaning the cause of attaining 'immortality' or salvation. In another scriptural text, viz 'By knowing him thus, one becomes immortal on earth' (Tait. Ār. 3.12 1), He alone is celebrated to be the cause of the attainment of immortality. Connection with the artery, too, is possible on the part of the Supreme Soul, in accordance with the scriptural text: 'But surrounded by the veins he hangs like a sheath' (Mahānār. 11.9). In accordance with the following scrip- tural and Smṛti texts, viz. 'Not born, he is born in many ways' (Vj. S. 31.169 2; Tait. Ār. 3.13.1 3), 'Though unborn, the unchange- able soul' (Gītā 4.6), it is also possible for Him to be born in many 1 P. 199 2 P. 857, line 17. 3 P. 201.