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[SŪ. 2. 4. 5. ADH. 2.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 455 Baladeva He also continues the same topic thus. "Because of speech (i.e. Brahman) being prior to that (viz. pradhāna and rest) ".¹ Adhikaraṇa 2: The section entitled "The going of the seven". (Sūtras 5-6) PRIMA FACIE VIEW (Sūtra 5) SŪTRA 5 "ON ACCOUNT OF THE GOING OF THE SEVEN, AND ON ACCOUNT OF BEING SPECIFIED" Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha On the doubt, viz. whether they are seven or eleven, the prima facie view is as follows: Because of the going (of the sense-organs), mentioned in the passage: 'The vital-breath going out all the sense-organs go out' (Bṛh. 4.4.2 ²), and because of their being specified as seven only in that very passage: 'He does not see,—does not smell,—does not taste,—does not speak,—does not hear,—does not think,—does not touch' (Bṛh. 4.4.2 ³), the sense-organs are seven only. Vedānta-kaustubha Now, desirous of determining the number of the sense-organs, the author is stating the prima facie view with a view to removing the contradictions among the texts about it. On the doubt, viz whether these sense-organs are seven or eleven, (the prima facie objector replies:) "Because of the going of seven", mentioned in the passage: 'The vital-breath going out, all the sense- organs go out' (Bṛh. 4.4.2), they are seven only. How is it known that seven alone go out? "Because of (their) being specified," i.e. because in the passage: "When the person in the sun moves about back, then he becomes non-knowing of forms, he becomes one, ¹ G.B. 2.4.4, p. 235, Chap. 2. ² B. ³ Not quoted by others. The phrase: "iti āhuḥ ekī-bhavati" is to be supplied in each dotted portion.