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[sū 3. 2. 30. ADH. 6.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 559 untouched by every fault, is an abode of a mass of auspicious attri- butes and is the highest of all Here ends the section entitled "The so-muchness resulting from what has been previously declared" (6) COMPARISON Śaṁkara and Bhāskara This is sūtra 31 in Bhāskara's commentary. Interpretation different, viz. "And on account of the denial (of a reality besides Brahman, non-difference is the ultimate truth) " ¹ Rāmānuja and Śrīkaṇṭha This is sūtra 29 in their commentaries. Interpretation different, viz. "On account of the denial (of the attributes of the non-sentient ² on the part of Brahman, they stand in the relation of attribute and substance) " ³ Baladeva This is sūtra 31 in his commentary. He concludes the topic of the identity between Brahman and His attributes thus: "On account of the prohibition (by Scripture of any difference between Brahman and His attributes, they are never to be taken as different) ". ⁴ To sum up: Sūtras 27–30 are interpreted in four different ways thus:— (1) According to Nimbārka, sūtra 27 states the relation between Brahman and the non-sentient; sūtra 28 states the relation between Brahman and the sentient; and sūtras 29-30 state that Brahman's having the corporeal and incorporeal forms gives rise to no objections. (2) According to Śaṁkara and Bhāskara, sūtras 27-28 state two prima facie views regarding the relation between Brahman and the sentient; and sūtras 29-30 state the right conclusion. ¹ Ś.B. 3.2.30, p 744; Bh. B. 3.2.31 (written as 3.2.30), p. 171. ² Śrīkaṇṭha adds the sentient too. ³ Śrī. B. 3.2.29, p. 247, Part 2; Śk. B 3.2.29, pp. 259-260, Part 9. ⁴ G.B. 3.2.31, p. 88, Chap. 3.