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[sū. 3. 1. 6. ADH. 1.] VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA 481 answer cannot refer to the same topic. Thus, if in the beginning of the answer, viz. '"In this fire the gods offer reverence"' (Chānd. 5.4.2), given to the question, viz. '"Do you know how in the fifth oblation water comes to have the speech of a man?"' (Chānd. 5 3 3), by the term 'reverence' (śraddhā) reverence which is of the form of a special kind of mental mode be understood, then evidently such a reverence, a mere mental mode, cannot be referred to in the subse- quent passage: '"Thus, verily, in the fifth oblation water comes to have the speech of a man"' (Chānd. 5.9.1). Thus, there must be (on this view) one kind of question, another kind of beginning of answer, and another kind of answer. Moreover, it is impossible for reverence, which is of the form of a mental mode, to be an object that may be offered; and it is also impossible for the moon, rain and the rest to have a mental mode as their material cause. In the text: 'Water indeed produces faith in him for holy works', water is declared to be the cause of reverence and reverence is declared to be its effect. Accordingly, the word 'reverence' should be known to imply water metaphorically.¹ The application of the word 'reverence' to water is found in Scripture itself. Compare the passage: 'Reverence, verily, is water Beginning with reverence alone he performs a sacrifice' (Tait. Sam. 1.6.8.1 ²). The moon too is declared by Scripture to have reverence for its material cause in the passage: '"(The gods) offer reverence. From that offering Soma, the king, arises"' (Chānd. 5.4.2). SŪTRA 6 'IF IT BE OBJECTED THAT ON ACCOUNT OF NOT BEING MENTIONED, (WE REPLY) NO, ON ACCOUNT OF THOSE WHO PERFORM SACRIFICES AND THE REST BEING KNOWN." Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha If it be objected that it cannot be said that the individual soul goes, closely embraced by the subtle elements, because there is no ¹ That is, the cause and the effect being non-different, the effect (reverence) may stand for the cause (water). ² P. 81, lines 23-24, vol 1.