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[SŪ. 1 3. 17. 168 VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA ADH 5.] COMPARISON Rāmānuja, Śrīkaṇṭha and Baladeva This is sūtra 15 in the commentaries of Rāmānuja and Śrīkaṇṭha Resulting meaning same, although the meaning of words different, viz.: ‘asya’ means ‘of the Lord’ and ‘asmin’ means in the small ether. Hence the sūtra ‘Because supporting, which is a greatness of him (viz the Lord), is observed in it (viz. in the small ether)’ ¹ SŪTRA 17 “AND BECAUSE IT IS WELL-KNOWN.” Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha And because the word ‘ether’ is well-known to be denoting the Highest Self as well,—as in the passages: ‘The ether, verily, is the revealer of name and form’ (Chānd 8 14.1 ²), ‘All these beings, forsooth, arise from the ether alone’ (Chānd. 1.9 1 ³),—the small ether is none but the Highest Self Vedānta-kaustubha Again, the small ether should be understood to be none but the Highest Self Why? Because the word ‘ether’ is well-known to be denoting the Highest Self as well. Where? In the passages: ‘The ether, verily, is the revealer of name and form’ (Chānd. 8 14.1), ‘All these beings, forsooth, arise from the ether alone’ (Chānd 1.9.1). COMPARISON Śrīkaṇṭha Interpretation different, viz. : ‘Because (the Lord) is celebrated (in other Upaniṣads, viz. Mahopaniṣad, Kaivalya-upaniṣad and the rest), to be an object to be worshipped as abiding in the small lotus, (the small ether is the Lord)’ ⁴. ¹ Śrī. B. 1.3.15, pp. 308-9, Part 1 ŚK. B. 1.3 15, pp 437-8, Part 5; B.B. 1 3.16 ² Ś. ³ Ś, R, Bh. ⁴ ŚK., 1.3 16, p 438, Part 5.