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[sū 3. 2 10. 520 VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA ADH. 4.] i.e. on account of the recognition, viz. ‘I, who was asleep at night, am awake in the morning’, on account of texts like: “All these crea- tures go day after day to the world of Brahman, (but) do not know¹ it” (Chānd. 8.3.2), “Whatever they are in this world, whether tiger, or lion, or wolf, or boar, . . . . ,² or gnat, or mosquito, that they become” (Chānd. 6 9 2) and so on; and on account of the injunctive texts, referring to enjoyment and emancipation, such as: “Let one desirous of heaven perform the Agni-hotra” (Maitrī 6.36), “Let one desirous of heaven perform sacrifices” (Tait. Saṁ. 2.5 5³), “Tranquil, let one meditate” (Chānd. 3.14.1), “Let one meditate on the soul” (Bṛh. 1 4 7) and so on. If some one other than the person who went to sleep arose, then these reasons would have been set aside. Hence it is established that the very same person who went to sleep arises. Here ends the section entitled “The remembrance of work, text and injunction” (3). COMPARISON All others interpret the compound “karmānusmṛti-śabda-vidhi- bhyaḥ” like Śrīnivāsa, i.e. giving four reasons and not three like Nimbārka.⁴ Adhikaraṇa 4: The section entitled “The swoon- ing person”. (Sūtra 10) SŪTRA 10 “IN THE SWOONING PERSON, (THERE IS) HALF-ATTAINMENT, ON ACCOUNT OF BEING LEFT OVER.” Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha In one who is in a swoon, there is “half-attainment” of death.⁵ The state of swoon is not included among the states of deep sleep and ¹ Correct quotation: “vindanti” (=find). ² See footnote 1, p 519. ³ P. 208, line 27, vol. 2. ⁴ Ś, B. 2.3.9, pp. 719 ff; Śrī. B. 2.3.9, p. 226, Part 2; Bh. B. 2.3.9, p. 163; ŚK B. 2.3.9, pp. 240-241, Part 9, G.B. 2.3.9, p. 51, Chap. 3. ⁵ I.e. a swooning person attains half the characteristics of death, or is half-dead.