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[sū. 3. 2. 29. ADH. 6.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 557 SŪTRA 29 ‘ OR AS BEFORE. ” Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha Objections, like the consequence of entire (transformation) and the rest, have been refuted “before” ¹ Vedānta-kaustubha To the objection, viz. If the universe be a particular state of Brah- man, as the coil is of the serpent, then there results a mass of objec- tions like the consequence of entire (transformation of Brahman), the contradiction of scriptural texts and so on,—(the author) replies: The word “or” is meant for refuting the objection. There can be no objection whatsoever “as before”; i.e. the above objections have already been refuted under the aphorism. “But on account of Scripture, on account of being based on word” (Br. Sū. 2.1.25). COMPARISON Śaṃkara and Bhāskara This is sūtra 30 in the commentary of Śaṃkara. They take it as stating the correct conclusion as against the above two prima facie views regarding the relation between Brahman and the individual soul. Hence the sūtra means: The relation between the two is to be understood as before, i.e. as stated under the sūtra 3.2.25 (sūtra 3 2.26 in Bhāskara’s commentary), viz. the relation between light and its limiting adjuncts, like fingers, etc.² Rāmānuja and Śrīkaṇṭha This is sūtra 28 in their commentaries. They too take it as stating the correct conclusion as against the above two prima facie views regarding the relation between the non-sentient and Brahman. They point out that both the above alternatives lead Brahman Himself to partake of the faults of the non-sentient world. Hence the correct view of the relation between the two is the same as that mentioned before under sūtras 2.3.42 and 2.3.45, in connection with the

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¹ Vide Br. Sū 2.1.25. ² Ś.B 3.2.29, p. 744, Bh. B. 3.2 30 (written as 3.2.29), p. 170.