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[SŪ. 3 2. 12. ADH. 5.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 525 to the individual soul, though endowed with the attributes of freedom from sins and the rest. Likewise they may belong to the Highest as well—we reply. “no”, because nowhere there is any text desig- nating imperfections on the part of the Inner Controller, on the contrary, there are texts about His immortality, viz ‘ “He is your soul, the inner controller, immortal” ’ (Brh. 3.7 3, etc ¹) Vedānta-kaustubha If it be objected · The individual soul passes through many different states and assumes many different bodies (such as human, divine and so on), and hence the stated imperfections do indeed pertain to the individual soul, though it is naturally endowed with the attri- butes of freedom from sins and the rest, established by the statement of Prajāpati, recorded in the Chāndogya ² Likewise, the Lord too, the Inner Controller of all, has to pass through many different states and come into contact with many different bodies. Hence, those imperfections may pertain to the Highest as well, naturally endowed with the attributes of freedom from sins and the rest,— We reply: “No”. Why ? “On account of the statement of what is not that in each case,” i.e. because there is no text designating the imperfections of the Highest Person “in each case”, i e. in any state The stated imperfections pertain to the individual soul,— which though endowed with the attributes of freedom from sins and the rest, has yet its real nature concealed through the wish of the Highest, in accordance with its karmas,³—but never to the Highest who has His real nature ever-manifest. Thus, in reference to the state of waking, there are texts establishing the imperfections of the individual soul, such as: “Those who are of a stinking conduct attain a stinking birth” (Chānd 5.10.7) and so on, but none referring to the imperfections of the Highest. Then, in reference to the state of dream, there are texts like . “When one sees a black person with black teeth in his dream, he (i e. the black person) kills him (i.e. the dreamer” (Ait. Ār. 3 2 4 ⁴) and so on; and in reference to deep

¹ Repeated altogether 20 times (once at the end of each verse) up to the end of the section beginning with verse 3.7.3. R, ŚK. ² Vide Chānd. 8.7 1, 3 ³ Vide V.K. 3 2.5. ⁴ P 136-137