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SECOND CHAPTER (Adhyāya) FIRST QUARTER (Pāda) Adhikarana 1 The section entitled 'Smṛti'. (Sūtras 1-2) SŪTRA 1 "IF IT BE OBJECTED THAT THERE WILL RESULT THE FAULT OF NOT LEAVING A ROOM FOR SMRTI, (WE REPLY.) NO, FOR THERE WILL RESULT THE FAULT FOR LEAVING NO ROOM FOR (OTHER) SMRTIS." The interpretation of the Brahma-sūtras entitled: 'Vedānta-pāri- jāta-saurabha', composed by the reverend Nimbārka. Now, it is being demonstrated in details how the stated concord- ance is free from all contradictions. If it be objected: There does exist a need for Smrtis for confirming Scripture. Among these, the Sāṁkhya-Smṛti is to be accepted. It is not to be said that it, designating as it does a non-sentient cause, is not to be accepted for that reason—for, then, "there will result the fault of leaving no room for Smṛti"—(we reply) 'no', for, then, there will result the contra- diction of other Smṛtis which deal with a sentient cause mentioned in the Veda—such is the meaning of the text. The commentary entitled 'Vedānta-kaustubha', composed by the reverend teacher Śrīnivāsa. With a view to inducing one desiring salvation to the repeated practice of the hearing, thinking and the like of the Vedānta, revealing the qualities, nature and so on of Brahman,—which practice is con- ducive to the meditation on Brahman, the exclusive cause of a direct vision of Him,—the concordance of the scriptural texts with regard to Brahman,—the Highest Person, different and non-different from all, free by nature from all faults, the one abode of a mass of auspicious qualities and the cause of the world,—has been shown in the previous chapter. Now, in this second chapter, contradictions are being removed. Thus, in the first quarter, the faults found by the opponents with our own view are refuted. In the second quarter, faults are found with the views of the opponents, based on a semblance of reason, (and not on real reason), with a view to inducing people to our own view. In the third quarter, it is shown in details how the scriptural