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588 VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA [SŪ. 3 3. 7. ADH. 2.] udgītha” (Chānd. 1.1 1 ¹), the text goes on to say: “They took the udgītha” (Chānd. 1 2.1 ²); and hence in the Chāndogya, the praṇava, a part of the udgītha, is enjoined as the object to be viewed as the vital- breath In the Vājasaneyaka, on the other hand, in accordance with the introductory passage, containing no specification, viz. ‘ “Let us overcome (the demons) by the udgītha” ’ (Brh. 1 3 1 ³), the entire udgītha is the object to be viewed as the vital-breath. Hence, the introductory parts being thus different, the vidyās themselves must be so; just as in spite of the sameness of injunctions, viz. that the praṇava, which is a part of the udgītha, is to be viewed as the Highest Self,—the injunction that the udgītha is to be viewed as the golden Person is different from the injunction that it is to be viewed as quahfied by the attributes of being higher than the high and so on.⁴ Vedānta-kaustubha The author refutes the above view. The words “or not” imply that the above view is to be rejected. The udgītha-meditations are not identical. Why? “On account of the difference of subject-matters”. The word ‘subject-matter’ means ‘introduction’, i.e. on account of the difference of the intro- ductory parts. Thus, having begun with the praṇava,—which is a part of the udgītha, the object of the action of the singer of the ud- gītha,—as the object to be worshipped in the text: “Let one meditate on the syllable ‘Om’ as the udgītha (Chānd 1.1.1), the text goes on to say: “They took the udgītha” (Chānd. 1.2.1); and hence in the Chāndogya, the praṇava, a part of the udgītha, is stated as the object to be viewed as the vital-breath. In the Vājasaneyaka, on the other hand, in accordance with the introductory passage, containing no speci- ¹ S, R, ŚK. ² Not quoted by others. ³ R. ⁴ I.e. in Chānd. 1.6.9 it is said that sāman, i.e the udgītha, is to be viewed, i.e. meditated on, as the golden Person within the sun; while in Chānd. 1.9.2 it is said that the udgītha is to be meditated on as possessed of the attributes of being higher than the high and so on. Now, although in both cases the udgītha is the object enjoined to be meditated on, yet as it is to be meditated on under two different aspects, in the one case as a golden Person and in the other as higher than the high and so on,—the two udgītha-meditations are taken to be different. In the very same manner, here although the same udgītha is en- joined to be meditated on, yet since in the one case it is to be meditated on as a part, in the other as the whole, the two udgītha-meditatons are not identical. 8B