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[SŪ 3. 3. 15. 602 VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA ADH. 4.] SŪTRA 15 "ON ACCOUNT OF THE TERM 'SELF' ALSO" Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha As head, wings and the rest cannot possibly belong to the soul, designated thus: "Another internal self" (Tait 2 5), that designation serves the purpose of meditation on Him. Vedānta-kaustubha That the designation. "Joy alone is the head" (Tait. 2.5) in the beginning of the text about that which consists of bliss serves the purpose of meditation and is concerned only with demonstrating (Brahman) as a person, is ascertained "from the term 'self' also". Thus, as head of the form of joy, wings and the rest cannot possibly belong to an object, which is denoted by the term 'self' in the text "Another internal self is that which consists of bliss" (Tait. 2 5), and the real nature of which is different from joy, delight, excessive delight and the rest,—it is merely for helping one to meditate on the self that in the text: "Of him, joy alone is the head" (Tait. 2.5) (the self) is designated as a person,—this is known from the term 'self' as well COMPARISON Śaṃkara and Bhāskara They conclude here the discussion about the abovo Kaṭha-text. The immediately following passage designates the Person as the self. This also proves that the Person alone is intended to be designated as high. The designation of the rest as high is simply for the purpose of showing the supremacy of the Person.¹ Śrīkaṇṭha He continues the topic whether the selves consisting of food, consisting of the vital-breath and the rest are to be meditated on perpetually or not, and gives the second reason why they are not to be so meditated here. The term 'self' is applied to each of the selves, consisting of food and so on. This shows that these denote the pre- siding deities of food and the rest. Now, Brahman alone is to be ¹ Ś B. 3.3.15, p. 774; Bh. B 3.3.15, p. 180.