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[SŪ. 1 4. 16. ADH. 5.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 245 creatorship of the world is not possible on the part of any one other than the Supreme Soul. A 'work' is what is done, i e the world, consisting of the sentient and the non-sentient. Secondly, the creator- ship of the world is not possible on the part of the sentient individual soul which has entered into the world as an enjoyer, and which is never admitted to be a creator Thirdly, the creatorship of the world is impossible also on the part of prakṛti, superintended by the indivi- dual soul of little knowledge and little power In ordinary life, what little is done by non-sentient objects, like chariots and the rest superin- tended by sentient beings, is due to the sentient beings alone And, there being no purpose in rejecting the primary agent, the primary agent is none but the Supreme Being, celebrated in a mass of scriptural texts. The world, known through perception and the rest, is referred to by the pronoun 'this'. Work consisting in merit and demerit simply is not denoted by the term 'work' here. Since the sixteen persons, indicated as Brahman by Bālāki who had promised ' " Let me declare Brahman to you "' (Kauṣ. 4 1), were not really Brahman, Ajātaśatru, having condemned him who could not tell him about Brahman, thus: ' " In vain, verily, did you tell me ¹ "' (Kauṣ. 4 19), taught the Supreme Soul,—not known by the sage, and the maker of the persons indicated by him,—as the object to be known, with the words: ' " He who, verily, O Bālāki "' (Kauṣ. 4.19). Otherwise, the persons connected with works, i.e. merit or demerit, being already known to Bālāki, the teaching of them as the objects to be known would be meaningless. Hence, the word 'work' simply denotes that the universe consisting of the sentient and the non-sentient is an effect, and does not denote mere merit and demerit, or mere action This being so, the word 'this', too, has a purpose, since, referring as it does to the entire world, consisting of the sentient and the non-sentient and known through the evidence of perception and the rest, it serves to preclude the supposition of its being due to a mere person. Thus, the meaning of the text ' " He who, verily, O Bālāki, is the maker of these persons "' (Kauṣ. 4.19) is as follows: O Bālāki, he who is the maker of the persons within the sun and the rest, designated by you as Brahman, and who is not the maker of the persons only, but of whom this entire universe, consisting of the sentient and the non-sentient, is an effect,—that Supreme Soul, the soul of ¹ For correct quotation see footnote 3, p 243.