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398 VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA [SŪ. 2. 3. 10. ADH 4.] Vedānta-kaustubha It has been pointed out above that everything except Brahman has origin, and that Brahman is untouched by the faults of producible- ness and the rest. Now, the problem is being considered, viz. whether each preceding object, or Brahman, its inner soul, is the cause of each succeeding object, to be produced successively On the doubt, viz whether the light originates from the air or from Brahman, its (viz. the air's) inner soul,—the prima facie view is as follows The light is an effect. Hence, it originates from the immediate cause air. The prima facie objector points out the authority for this thus. The Taittirīya text 'From the air fire' (Tait 2.1) "declares that" alone. COMPARISON Śaṃkara, Bhāskara and Baladeva This is sūtra 10 in the commentaries of the first two. They do not take this sūtra as laying down a prima facie view, but as the correct conclusion. It means, therefore: "The light (does not arise directly from the Lord, but from the air), for thus (Scripture) declares".¹ PRIMA FACIE VIEW (continued) SŪTRA 10 "WATER (ORIGINATES FROM THE LIGHT)." Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha "Water" originates from light, in accordance with the scriptural text: 'Water from fire' (Tait. 2.1 ²). Vedānta-kaustubha The phrase: 'Hence, for thus' is to be supplied here. Hence, i.e. on account of the very proximity, water originates from light. The scriptural text: 'Water from fire' (Tait. 2.1 ³) declares that very thing. ¹ Ś.B. 2.3.10, p. 594; Bh. B 2.3.10, p. 132; G.B. 2.3.9. ² Ś, R, Bh, Śk, B. ³ Op. cit.