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[SŪ. 1. 3. 43. 208 VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA ADH. 10.] (of it) as something different", i. e. on account of the designation of the object denoted by the term 'ether',—which is untouched by name and form, as evident from the phrase 'That within which they are', and is the producer of name and form, as evident from the phrase 'The producer of name and form',—as different from the object which is devoid of the power of being a producer, since during its state of bondage, the soul, partaking of name and form as subject to karmas, is not itself capable of producing, i e. revealing, name and form,— to do so being all the more impossible on its part during its state of release. That the activities in connection with (the creation and the rest) of the Universe, are impossible on its part, will be expressly stated later on ¹. On the other hand, that the Supreme Soul, an adept in the creation of the entire Universe, is such a producer, is well-estab- lished by Scripture itself, thus: '"Having entered with this living soul, let me evolve name and form"' (Chānd. 6 3 2), 'From him arose—² this name, form and food' (Muṇḍ. 1.1 9) 'The Wise One, who abides conceiving all forms, giving names, and declaring (them)' (Tait. Ār. 3.12.7 ³) The 'ether' is Brahman also on account of the designation, in the text, of the exclusive qualities of the Lord, such as, being eternally manifest, greatness, immortality and the rest, implied by the term "and so on" (in the sūtra). Nor has the freed soul been mentioned before as the topic of discussion, the Supreme Soul alone being the topic, as evident from the passage: 'I attain the world of Brahman' (Chānd. 8.13 1), and the term 'ether', too, being well-known to denote the Supreme Soul alone, it being all- pervasive and non-attached. SŪTRA 43 "(AND ON ACCOUNT OF THE DESIGNATION OF BRAHMAN) AS DIFFERENT (FROM THE INDIVIDUAL SOUL) IN DEEP SLEEP AND DEPARTURE." Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha And on account of the designation of the omniscient "as different" from the non-knower "in deep sleep and departing". ¹ Vide Br. Sū. 4.4 17. ² Correct quotation: 'Tasmād etat Brahma . . . '. Vide Muṇḍ. 1.1.9, p. 10. ³ P. 199.