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[SŪ 3. 1. 26 ADH. 6.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 503 Vedānta-kaustubha If it be objected. The works of those who perform sacrifices and the rest, viz. Jyotiṣṭoma and the rest, are "impure", involving, as they do, the sacrificing of animals to Agni and Soma and so on Thus, after having experienced the fruit of the meritorious portion of those sacrifices and so on in heaven, they attain immobile births as rice and so on for experiencing the fruit of that part of their action which is of a harmful nature,— We reply: No. Why? "On account of scriptural text," i.e. because Jyotiṣṭoma and the rest being acts of righteousness pure and simple "on account of scriptural text", are causes of happiness only. The sense is that the texts forbidding acts of unrighteousness like killing etc., viz. "Let no one harm any creature" (Mahā 12 9971¹), are not set aside by the texts enjoining acts of righteousness and indicating happiness as the reward. Such killing of sacrificial animals is indeed beneficial to those animals themselves, in accordance with the sacred text: "Thou dost not die, thou art not hurt, thou goest to the gods through easy paths. Where men of good deeds go and not evil-doers, there may the sun-god lead thee" (Tait. Br. 3.7 7.14²). Hence such acts are not impure. SŪTRA 26 "AFTER THAT (THERE IS) CONJUNCTION WITH ONE WHO PERFORMS THE ACT OF GENERATION." Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha The soul becomes rice and the rest just as it becomes one who performs the act of generation, mentioned in the text: "For whoever eats food, who performs the act of generation, that he (viz. the ascend- ing soul) becomes again" (Chānd. 5.10.6 ³). Vedānta-kaustubha "After that", i.e. after the text designating that the soul becomes rice and the rest, there is a text about its connection with one who ¹ P. 716, line 26, vol. 3. ² P. 147, lines 6–8, vol. 3. Bibliotheca Indica ed. ³ Ś, R, Bh, ŚK, B.