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560 VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA [SŪ. 3. 2. 31. ADH. 7.] (3) According to Rāmānuja and Śrīkaṇṭha, sūtras 27-28 state two prima facie views regarding the relation between Brahman and the non-sentient; and sūtras 29-30 state the right conclusion. (4) According to Baladeva, all these four sūtras show the identity between Brahman and His attributes. Adhikarana 7: The section entitled "The Highest". (Sūtras 31-37) PRIMA FACIE VIEW (Sūtra 31) SŪTRA 31 "(THERE IS SOME ONE) HIGHER THAN THIS (VIZ. BRAHMAN), ON ACCOUNT OF THE DESIGNATIONS OF BRIDGE, MEASURE, CONNECTION AND DIFFERENCE." Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha The prima facie objector says: "Than this", i.e. than Brahman, the topic of discussion, there is a reality still "higher", on account of the designation of connection, viz. "Now the soul that is a bridge" (Chānd. 8.4.1¹) and on account of the designation of difference, viz. "By him . . . . . . .² all this is filled" (Śvet. 3.9³), "That which is beyond that is without form, without disease" (Śvet. 3.10⁴). Vedānta-kaustubha It has been pointed out above that Brahman is the cause of all, omnipotent, untouched by faults at times, an abode of a mass 1 Ś, R, Bh, Śk, B. 2 The word "puruṣeṇa" omitted. 3 R. 4 R. The C.S.S. ed., p. 56 has a more detailed reading which is translated below.— On account of the designation of a bridge, viz. "Now the soul that is a bridge" (Chānd. 7.4.1); on account of the designation of measure, viz. "Brahman has four feet" (Chānd. 3.18.2), "Having sixteen parts" (Praśna 6.1); on account of the designation of connection, viz. "This is the bridge of immortality" (Muṇḍ. 2.2.5); and on account of the designation of difference, viz. "By him, by the Person, all this is filled (Śvet 3.9), "That which is beyond that is without form, without disease" (Śvet 3.10).