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[SŪ. 2. 3. 37. 430 VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA ADH. 10.] COMPARISON Śaṃkara This is sūtra 37 in his commentary. Interpretation different, viz. “As in the case of perception, there is non-restriction (with regard to actions)”. That is, just as the soul, though free with regard to perceptions, sometimes perceives what is good, and sometimes what is bad, so the soul, though free to act, sometimes does what is good, and sometimes what is bad.¹ Rāmānuja, Śrīkaṇṭha and Baladeva This is sūtra 36 in the commentaries of the first two, but sūtra 35 in the commentary of the last. They interpret it as following. (If prakṛti were the agent and not the individual soul, then there would be) non-restriction (of actions) as in the case of perception”. That is, just as it has been shown ² that if the soul be all-pervading no definite perception will be possible, so if prakṛti be the agent, no definte activity will be possible, since prakṛti being all-pervading and common to all, all activities would produce results in the case of all souls, or produce no results in the case of any one.³ SŪTRA 37 “ON ACCOUNT OF THE REVERSAL OF POWER.” Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha If buddhi be the agent, then its instrumental power will cease, and it must come to have the power of an agent. Hence the individual soul is the agent. Vedānta-kaustubha To the objection, viz. in the text ‘Understanding performs a sacrifice’ (Tait. 2.5), by the word ‘understanding’ buddhi alone is to be understood, and it is the agent. Hence there instrumental case has not been used ⁴—(the author) replies : ¹ Ś, B, 2.3.37, p. 625. ² Under Śrī. B. 2.3.32, Śk B. 2.3.32, G B. 2.3.30. ³ Śrī. B. 2.3.36, p. 153, Part 2; Śk. B 2.3.36, p. 153, Parts 7 and 8; G.B. 2.3.35, p. 208, Chap. 2. ⁴ Vide V.P S. 2.3.35 above.