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[SU. 2. 3. 19. ADH. 9.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 413 Adhikaraṇa 9: The section entitled "Depar- ture". (Sūtras 19-31) SŪTRA 19 "(THE INDIVIDUAL SOUL IS ATOMIC ON ACCOUNT OF THE SCRIPTURAL MENTION) OF DEPARTURE, GOING AND RETURNING." Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha The individual soul is atomic, because in the texts: 'By that light this soul departs through the eye, or through the head, or through other parts of the body' (Bṛh. 4.4 2¹), 'Whoever, verily, depart from this world, all go to the moon alone' (Kauṣ. 1.2²), 'Having come back from that world to this world for action' (Bṛh. 4 4 6³) and so on, there is the mention "of departure, going and returning". Vedānta-kaustubha Thus, it has been proved that the individual soul is eternal and a knower. Now its size is being determined. On the doubt, viz. whether this soul is of a middle size,⁴ or of an all-pervading size, or of an atomic size,—if it be suggested: It must be of a middle size, since pleasure and the rest are experienced all over the body. Or, it must be of an all-pervading size,— We reply: The individual soul is capable "of departing, going and returning". These three are not possible if it be all-pervading. Moreover, if it be all-pervading, then experiences of pleasure and the like will result everywhere. If, on the other hand, it be of a middle size, then it must be non-eternal. Hence, the atomicity of the soul is the only remaining alternative. In the passage: 'When he departs from this body, he departs together with all these' (Kauṣ. 3.3⁵), its departure is mentioned. In the passage: 'Whoever, verily, depart from this world, all go to the moon alone' (Kauṣ. 1.2), its going is mentioned. And, in the passage: 'Having come back from that world to this world for action' (Bṛh. 4.4.6), its returning is mentioned. ¹ R, Śk, B. ² Ś, R, Bh, Śk. ³ Ś, R, Śk, B. ⁴ I.e. of the size of the body. ⁵ Note that Nimbārka quotes a different text here.