वेदान्त पारिजात सौरभ (भगवद् निम्बार्काचार्य - द्वैताद्वैत वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र भाष्य सटीक)

[sū. 2. 1. 27. 312 VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA ADH. 9.] charcoal, as it were ¹; the Drāviḍas from her tail; the Śakas from her urine; the Yavanas from her womb, numerous Śabaras from her dung; the Cicukas, the Pulindas, the Cīnas, the Hūṇas, the Sakelaras from her foam as well as the Mlecchas of various kinds' (Mahā. 1.6679b– 6680a, 6682-6683, 6685) and so on. Similarly, other individual souls, too, possess the power of various kinds of creations, which are not quoted here for avoiding prolixity, and also because they are not suitable here. Even in eminent indivi- dual souls, the power of creating object is insignificant, befitting their own powers and only given by the Lord. It is not possible for even the freed soul to be the creator of the entire universe. This will be made clear in the aphorism. "Devoid of the activity regarding the universe' (Br Sū. 4.4.17) COMPARISON Rāmānuja and Śrīkaṇṭha This is sūtra 28 in their commentaries. Interpretation different: viz. And thus in the soul (the attributes of the non-sentient are not found), for there are manifold (powers) (in different objects) That is, we find that the sentient individual soul, which is different from non-sentient objects, does not possess their attributes. Similarly, these non-sentient objects themselves, fire, water and the rest, which are different from one another, do not share one another's attributes, but have manifold attributes. In the very same manner Brahman who is different from both the sentient and the non-sentient does not possess their attributes, but numerous others not found in them.² Baladeva This is sūtra 28 in his commentary. Interpretation different, viz. And thus (there are mysterious powers) in the soul (viz. Brahman), because various (powers) (belong to the tree of all desires, or to the philosopher's stone). That is, we believe, on the ground of Scrip- ture alone, that the tree of all desires and the philosopher's stone possess mysterious powers, capable of giving rise to elephants, horses ¹ Aṅgār-iva+ṇamul. Here the suffix 'ṇamul' implies comparison in accord- ance with the rule Pāṇ. 3.4.45. S. K. 3366, p. 714, vol. 2. ² Śrī. B. 2.1.28, pp. 60-61, Part 2, ŚK. B. 2.1.28, p 39, Parts 7 and 8.