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[sū. 3. 3 31. ADH. 13.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 639 Adhikaraṇa 13. The section entitled "Non- restriction". (Sūtra 31) SŪTRA 31 • "(THERE IS) NO RESTRICTION (WITH REGARD TO THE GOING THROUGH THE PATH OF GODS, BUT IT BELONGS) TO ALL (THE WOR- SHIPPERS OF BRAHMAN), (THERE IS) NON-CONTRADICTION ON ACCOUNT OF WORD (I.E. SCRIPTURE) AND INFERENCE (I E. SMṚTI) " Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha There is "no restriction" that the going which is mentioned in the Upakosala-vidyā ¹, Pañcāgni-vidyā ² and so on belongs only to those who are possessed of those vidyās; but it belongs "to all" the wor- shippers of Brahman. Thus, if the going be common to all, then (alone) there is "non-contradiction" of Scripture and Smṛti, viz. "Those who know this and those who worship faith and truth in the forest, pass over to light" (Bṛh 6.2.15 ³), "Fire, light, day, bright fortnight, the six months of the northern progress of the sun,— departing through these, the knowers of Brahman go to Brahman" (Gītā 8.24 ⁴) and so on. Vedānta-kaustubha Previously, it has been stated that the going has a meaning only if there be the cessation of both good and bad deeds at the time of the decay of the gross body. Now, the question is being considered whether all those who possess Brahma-vidyā are entitled to such a supremely excellent journey, or only those who possess the vidyās in which it is mentioned.

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¹ Vide footnote 1, p. 640. ² Vide footnote 2, p. 640. ³ Ś, R, Bh, Śk. ⁴ R, Śk.