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[sū. 1. 3. 4. 147 ADH. 1.] VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA inferrible pradhāna. On the contrary, there are texts denoting a sentient being, such as, ‘He who is omniscient’ (Muṇḍ 1.1.9., 2 2.7) and so on. COMPARISON Rāmānuja and Śrīkaṇṭha Reading different, viz. take this sūtra and the next as one sūtra.¹ ――――― SŪTRA 4 “AND THE BEARER OF THE VITAL-BREATH.” Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha “The bearer of the vital-breath” also is not the support of the heaven, the earth and the rest Why? On account of the very same absence of texts to that effect. Vedānta-kaustubha The words: ‘not, on account of the absence of texts to that effect’ are to be supplied from the preceding aphorism. “The bearer of the vital-breath”, i.e the individual soul, too, is not the support of the heaven, the earth and the rest, on account of the absence of texts to that effect;—that means: although the term ‘soul’ is equally applicable to the individual soul and the Supreme Soul, yet just as in this section, there are texts like ‘Him alone know as one —He is the bridge to immortality’ (Muṇḍ 2.2 5), ‘He whois omniscient’ (Muṇḍ. 1.1.9; 2.2.7) and so on, establishing the peculiar qualities of the Supreme Soul, so there are no texts here, establishing the peculiar qualities of the individual soul;—also because it is impossible for the individual soul, which is atomic by nature, to be the support of the heaven, the earth and the rest. This aphorism is taken separately, because of its association with the following aphorisms.² ――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― ¹ Śrī B. 1.3.3, p. 283, Part 1. ŚK. B. 1.3.3, p. 403, Part 4. ² That is, it would not have been necessary to introduce a special sūtra for the individual soul,—which like pradhāna is precluded in the preceding sūtra, —if it were not for the reasons given in the following three sūtras, which apply only to the individual soul, and not to pradhāna.