वेदान्त पारिजात सौरभ (भगवद् निम्बार्काचार्य - द्वैताद्वैत वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र भाष्य सटीक)

[sū. 3. 2. 1 ADH 1] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 507 the rise of devotion for Brahman, the Highest Person, His attributes are being determined In the Bṛhadāraṇyaka, it is declared, referring to the state of dream: "There are no chariots there, no teams, no roads; then he creates chariots, teams and roads. There are no blisses there, no pleasures, no joys, then he creates blisses, pleasures and joys There are no ponds there, no lakes, no rivers, then he creates ponds, lakes and rivers For he is the creator" (Bṛh. 5.3 10) Here the doubt is as to whether this creation of chariots and the rest is due to the individual soul or to Brahman The prima facie view is as follows The scriptural text "He creates. For he is the creator" (Bṛh. 5.3.10) "depicts" the individual soul alone as the creator of chariots and the rest, "in the intermediate place". "The intermediate place" is the sphere of dream, as declared by the scriptural text "There is a third, the place of dream" (Bṛh. 4 3 9). Hence the "creation" of chariots and the rest is due to the individual soul COMPARISON Śaṃkara and Bhāskara Interpretation different. According to them too this sūtra lays down the prima facie view, but according to them the problem is not whether the dream-creation is due to the individual soul or to Brahman, but whether it is real or unreal Thus the prima facie view "In the intermediate place, the creation (is real), because (Scripture) says (so)".¹ Baladeva He does not take this sūtra as laying down a prima facie view, but the correct conclusion, thus "In the intermediate place, the crea- tion (is due to the Lord and not to the individual soul), for (Scripture) says (so).² 1 Ś.B 3 2.1, Bh B. 3.2.1 2 G B 3 2 1. 3