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[SŪ. 3. 1. 20-21. ADH. 3.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 497 “From the centre of the altar there arose too a princess of the Pāñcālas, well-beloved by her husband, beautiful to look at, with wide, deep black eyes” (Mahā 1.6398 ¹) and so on. CORRECT CONCLUSION (continued) SŪTRA 20 “AND ON ACCOUNT OF OBSERVATION.” Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha It is found that among the four kinds of beings the moisture-born and the plant-born originate even without the union of the male and the female, so there is no need of the fifth oblation in all cases Vedānta-kaustubha It is directly observed that among the four kinds: womb-born, egg-born, moisture-born and plant-born, the moisture-born and the plant-born originate even without the union between the male and the female, so there is no need of the fifth oblation for the origination of the body in the case of sinners. CORRECT CONCLUSION (end) SŪTRA 21 “(THERE IS) INCLUSION OF THE MOISTURE-BORN BY THE THIRD TERM.” Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha In the text: “ ‘The egg-born, the soul-born, the plant-born” (Chānd. 6.3.1 ²) third term includes the moisture-born as well. Hence there is no setting aside of four classes. Vedānta-kaustubha To the objection: The scriptural text: “ ‘Of these beings, verily, there are only three origins, the egg-born, the soul-born, the plant- ¹ Op. cit., line 29 ² Ś, R, Bh, ŚK, B.