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318 VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA [sū. 2. 1. 32. ADH. 10.] Vedānta-kaustubha Now, a doubt is raised. Let this be so, yet there being no need on the part of Brahman,—who has His desires eternally fulfilled by themselves,—for creating the world, it is not created by Him. The prima facie view is as follows: Creatorship of the world does not fit in on the part of Brahman. Why? "On account of the activity of the agent having a need", and on account of there being no need on His part for creating the world, as He has His desires eternally fulfilled. CORRECT CONCLUSION (Sūtras 32–35) SŪTRA 32 "BUT, AS IN ORDINARY LIFE, (CREATION IS) A MERE SPORT (TO BRAHMAN)." Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha With regard to it, we reply. Such creation and the rest of the Supreme Being are like the mere sport of kings and so on, well-known in ordinary life. Vedānta-kaustubha The author is stating the correct conclusion. The particle "but" is for disposing of the prima facie view. Just as, in ordinary life, the play of a universal monarch, who has attained lordship, with various kinds of dice, wooden balls and the rest, is a mere sport, without any desire indeed for fruit,—so this is a mere sport on the part of Brahman as well, i e. a mere play with the creation of the universe and so on. COMPARISON Baladeva This is sūtra 33 in his commentary. Interpretation same, but the phrase: "lokavat" explained a little differently, thus: As in ordinary life a man, full of cheerfulness or on awakening from a sound sleep, dances about without any motive or need, but simply from the fulness of spirit, so is the case here.¹ Here Baladeva criticizes the

¹ G.B. 2.1.33, p. 71, Chap. 2.