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[sū. 2. 2. 11. 338 VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA ADH. 2.] (Gītā 5.15.), ‘ ‘ ‘At the end of many births, one who is possessed of knowledge attains me’ ’ ’ (Gītā 7 19), ‘ ‘ ‘Those who attain me cross over this māyā’ ’ ’ (Gītā 7 14), ‘ ‘ ‘Many, purified by the penance of knowledge come to attain my nature’ ’ ’ (Gītā 4.10), the causes of bondage, as well as of salvation,—liberating the bound soul from its bondage, unprecedented, and characterized by the attainment of His nature,—is well-established, there is not even a shadow of any contradiction among prior and subsequent (statements) Hence it is established that there is no contradiction of the concordance of the scriptural texts (with regard to Brahman) by the view of Kapila, which is opposed to the Veda and is set forward by means of fallacious reasoning Here ends the section entitled “The impossibility of arrange- ment ” (1). COMPARISON While Nimbārka adduces two reasons as to why the Sāṁkhya doctrine is ‘inconsistent’, viz. (1) oppositon to the Vedānta, (2) internal contradictions,—others adduce only one, viz. Śaṁkara, Rāmānuja, Śrīkaṇṭha and Baladeva adduce the second,¹ Bhāskara adduces the first.² Hence they do not attach any special meaning to the particle “ca” in the sūtra Adhikaraṇa 2: The section entitled “The great and the long”. (Sūtras 11–17) SŪTRA 11 “FOR, JUST AS THE (ORIGIN) OF THE GREAT AND THE LONG FROM THE SHORT AND THE SPHERICAL (IS UNTENABLE) (SO EVERYTHING IS UNTENABLE IN THE VAIŚEṢIKA THEORY).” Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha Since if they bo possessed of parts, then there will result an infinite regress; and if without parts, then it will be impossible for them ¹ Ś.B. 2 2.10, p 513; Śrī. B 2.2 9, pp. 78 ff., Part 2; ŚK B. 2.2 9, p. 61, Parts 7 and 8; G B. 2 2.10, p. 96, Chap. 2 ² Bh. B., 2.2 10, p. 112.