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586 VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA [SŪ. 3. 3. 6. ADH. 2.] he who is the chief vital-breath,—him they worshipped as the udgītha" (Chānd. 1.2.7). They, further, state the fruit of the knowledge thus: "So exactly he falls to pieces who wishes evil to one who knows thus" (Chānd 1.2.8 ¹) On the doubt, viz whether here the vidyās are identical or different,—we (i.e. prima facie objectors) say: The vidyās are the same. Why? "On account of the non-difference" of injunctions and the rest. Thus, the injunction, expressed by the root 'to know', is the same, the fruit too, viz the overcoming of the demons, is the same; the form, as well, is the same as the object to be meditated on, viz the udgītha viewed as the vital-breath, is so; and the name, too, viz. 'udgītha-meditation' is the same. If it be objected: There is "difference", i.e. there is difference from the admitted sameness of the vidyās, i.e. the vidyās are not identical. Why? In the text: " 'Sing the udgītha for us.' That breath sang the udgītha" (Bṛh. 1.3.7), the vital-breath is indicated as a subject by the Vājins by a word in the nominative case. But in the text: "Him, the udgītha" (Chānd. 1.2.7), it is described as an object, having the form of the udgītha, by the Chāndogas by a word in the accusative case,—on account of such scriptural texts,—

¹ Vide the udgītha-vidyā or the doctrine of the udgītha in Bṛhadāraṇyaka and Chāndogya.— (a) Bṛh. 1.3.—The story begins: The gods and the demons, the offspring of Prajāpati fought with one another for the worlds. The gods, then resolved to overcome the demons at the sacrifice by the udgītha. So they asked speech to sing the udgītha for them. But the demons, coming to know of this, rushed upon it and pierced it with evil. Thereupon the gods successively approached the in-breath, the eye, the ear and the mind, each of which was however corrupted by the demons. Finally, they approached the chief vital-breath which sang the udgītha for them, and when the demons rushed upon it, trying to pierce it with evil, they themselves were scattered and perished (Bṛh. 1.3.1–1.3.7). (b) Chānd. 1.2.—A very similar account given. The story begins: The gods and the demons, the offspring of Prajāpati fought with one another, and the gods took the udgītha, thinking that they would overcome the demons with it. Then they worshipped the breath in the nose as the udgītha, but the demons pierced it with evil. Thereupon, they successively worshipped as the udgītha speech, the eye, the ear and the mind, each of which were, however, corrupted by the demons. Finally, they worshipped the chief vital-breath as the udgītha, and when the demons tried to corrupt it, they themselves fell to pieces (Chānd 1.2.1–1.2.7).