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[sū. 3. 3. 6. ADH. 2.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 585 in the Vājasaneyaka text: ‘ “Sing the udgītha for us” ’ (Bṛh 1.3.7), breath is said to be a subject, while in the Chāndogya text. “Him as the udgītha” (Chānd. 1.2 7), it is said to be an object Hence the vidyās are different,—(the prima facie objector replies:) “no”, “on account of non-difference” in the introductory part, i.e. because in the texts: “Let us overcome (the demons) by the udgītha” (Bṛh. 1.3.1 ¹), “They took the udgītha, (thinking ) with this we shall kill ² them” the udgītha alone appears to be the object to be meditated on (Chānd. 1.2.1 ³) Hence it is established that the meditations are the same. Vedānta-kaustubha It has been said above that the vidyās, though recorded in many places, are really identical as the injunctions and the rest are so, and it has been shown that their special features are to be mutually combined. Now, wishing to point out the difference of several vidyās, the author is first stating the prima facie view. Having begun thus: “The gods and the demons were the offspring of Prajāpati” (Bṛh. 1.3.1), having mentioned the vow of the gods, viz.: “Those gods said: ‘Let us overcome the demons at the sacrifice with the udgītha’ ” (Bṛh 1 3.1), and having shown how they failed to realise their purpose, i.e. to destroy the demons through speech and the rest, the Vājasaneyins record how they finally overcame the demons through the knowledge of the udgītha thus · “Then, verily, they said to the breath in the mouth: ‘Sing the udgītha for us’. ‘So be it,’ that breath sang the udgītha for them” (Bṛh 1.3.7). They further state the fruit of the knowledge of the udgītha thus · “He becomes superior by himself, his hateful enemy (becomes inferior) who knows thus” (Bṛh. 1 3.7). Having begun thus: “Then, verily, the gods took the udgītha, (thinking) ‘With this we shall kill ⁴ them’ ” (Chānd. 1.2 1), and having shown, as before, how they failed to realise their purpose though striving hard, the Chandogas too record how they finally overcame the demons through the knowledge of the udgītha thus “Then, verily, ¹ R, ŚK. ² Correct quotation: “abhibhaviṣyāmaḥ”, meaning “ we shall overcome”. Vide Chānd. 1.2 1, p. 20. ³ R, ŚK. ⁴ For correct quotation see footnote 2, above.