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[sū. 3 2. 18. ADH. 5.] VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA 535 '"I am the origin of the entire world, likewise the dissolution"' (Gītā 7 6), '"He who knows me unborn, without beginning and the Great Lord of the world"' (Gītā 10.3), '"The multitudes of gods do not know my origin, nor the great sages"' (Gītā 10.2), '"Having pervaded this entire world with a part of mine, I abide"' (Gītā 10.42), '"There is nothing higher than me, O Dhanañjaya"' (Gītā 7.7), '"For I am the enjoyer of all sacrifices, and the lord indeed"' (Gītā 9.24) and so on. COMPARISON Śaṁkara He quotes from Scripture (Bṛh. 2 3 6, etc.) and Smṛti to show that Brahman is nirviśeṣa or absolutely free from differences.¹ Bhāskara He quotes from Scripture (Śvet. 6.13) and Smṛti (Gītā 8.9) to show that Brahman is self-manifest by nature.² Baladeva He quotes from Scripture (Gopāla-pūrva-tāpanī) and Smṛti (Brahma-saṁhitā) to show that the body of the Lord is identical with the Lord Himself.³ SŪTRA 18 "AND FOR THAT VERY REASON, (THERE IS) THE SIMILE, LIKE THE SUN AND WATER AND SO ON." Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha Brahman, though all-pervading, is indeed faultless, possessing as He does two-fold characteristics. "For that very reason," texts like: "Likewise,⁴ verily, the one soul abides within many, like the sun within water-receptacles" (Yāj. Sm. 3.144⁵) and so on, ¹ Ś.B. 3 2.17, p 728. ² Bh. B 3.2.18, p. 167. ³ G B. 3.2.17. ⁴ Correct quotation "tathā" and not "yathā". ⁵ P. 283. R. ŚK