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[sū. 2. 3. 13. 400 VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA ADH. 4.] declared by the scriptural text: 'What is black is of the food' (Chānd. 6.4.1 ¹); and, finally, because of another scriptural text: 'The earth from water' (Tait. 2.1 ²) Vedānta-kaustubha Incidentally, the meaning of the word 'food', mentioned in the scriptural text. 'They created the food' (Chānd. 6.2.4), is being indicated through the prima facie objector himself. In accordance with the complementary text, viz 'Wherever it rains, then there is plenty of food' (Chānd. 6.2.4), rice, barley, and the like are not meant by the word 'food', but the earth alone is the object denoted by the word 'food'. Why? 'On account of subject-matter, colour, and another scriptural text,' that is, because in accordance with the text: 'He created that light, He created that water' (Chānd. 6.2 3), the subject-matter here is the origin of the great element; because in the complementary passage: 'That which is the red colour of fire is the colour of the light; that which is white is of water, that which is black is of the food' (Chānd. 6.4.1) the colour (of the earth is men- tioned); and because there are other scriptural texts occurring in connection with the same topic, viz. 'Water from fire, the earth from water' (Tait. 2.1), 'What was the froth of the earth became solidified. That became the earth' (Bṛh. 1 2.2). COMPARISON Śaṁkara, Bhāskara and Baladeva This is sūtra 12 in the commentaries of the first two, and sūtra 11 in the commentary of the last Interpretation same, though not a prima facie view. CORRECT CONCLUSION (Sūtra 13) SŪTRA 13 "BUT ON ACCOUNT OF HIS DESIRE, ON ACCOUNT OF HIS MARK, HE (IS THE CREATOR) " Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha The author states the correct conclusion. "On account of His desire," viz. '"May I be many"' (Chānd. 6.2.3), as well as on account ¹ Ś, R, Bh, Śk, B. ² R, Bh, Śk, B.