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[sū. 3. 2. 17. 534 VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA ADH. 5.] SŪTRA 17 "AND (SCRIPTURE) SHOWS (THIS), THEN (IT IS) DECLARED BY SMRTI TOO." Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha Numerous texts like: "The Soul that is free from sins" (Chānd. 8.7.1, 3 ¹), "Without parts, without action, tranquil, irreproachable, stainless" (Śvet. 16.19 ²), "Having true desires, having true resolves" (Chānd. 8.1 5; 8.7 13 ³) and so on, prove that Brahman is possessed of a double characteristic. "Then" it is "declared by Smṛti too", thus: '"I am beyond the perishable and am superior to even the imperishable Hence in the world and in the Veda I am proclaimed to be the Highest Person"' (Gītā 15.18 ⁴), '"I am the origin of all, everything proceeds from me"' (Gītā. 10.8 ⁵), '"Or, what is the use of so much knowledge to you, O Arjuna? Having pervaded this entire Universe with one part of mine, I abide"' (Gītā 10 42 ⁶) and so on. Vedānta-kaustubha "And" the mass of scriptural texts "shows" that Brahman is indeed possessed of a two-fold characteristic, viz. "The soul that is free from sins" (Chānd 8.7 1, 3), "Without parts, without action, tranquil, irreproachable, stainless" (Śvet. 6.19), "Having true desires, having true resolves" (Chānd. 8.1.5; 8.7 1, 3), "He who is omnis- cient, all-knowing" (Muṇḍ. 1 1.9, 2.2.7), "Supreme is his power, declared to be of various kinds indeed; natural is the operation of his knowledge and power" (Śvet. 6.8), "Him who is the supreme and Great Lord of lords; him, who is the supreme God of gods" (Śvet. 6.7), "He is the cause, the cause of the lord of causes" (Śvet. 6.9c ⁷), "Of him there is no progenitor whatsoever, nor a lord" (Śvet. 6.9 a-b), "This is one bliss of Brahman" (Tait 2 8), "He who knows the bliss of Brahman does not fear anything" (Tait. 2.4) and so on. This is "declared by Smṛti too" thus · '"I am beyond the perishable and am superior to even the imperishable Hence in the world and in the Veda I am proclaimed to be the Highest Person"' (Gītā 15.18), ¹ Not quoted by others. ² R, ŚK ³ Not quoted by others ⁴ Not quoted by others. ⁵ Op cit. ⁶ R. ⁷ Correct quotation: "Karaṇādhipādhipa", meaning the lord of the lord of sense-organs, viz. the individual soul Vide Śvet. 6.9, p. 70.