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[sū. 3. 3 45. ADH. 20.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 681 the context (i e the Gopāla-pūrva-tāpanī), like (the physical) acts (of offerings and so on), (and) the mental (acts of meditation and so on)". That is, expressions like 'I am he', and so on, uttered by God- intoxicated devotees in a state of extreme ecstasy, are not to be understood literally as implying an identity between the Lord and His devotee, because they are only particular moods of meditation, just as offerings and the like are.¹ PRIMA FACIE VIEW (concluded) SŪTRA 45 "AND ON ACCOUNT OF TRANSFERENCE" Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha In the text: "Of these, each is as great as the former" (Śat. Br. 10.3.3, 11 ²), the power of the former fire is transferred to them. Hence they are indeed of the form of action. Vedānta-kaustubha In the text: "There are thirty-six thousand fires, the suns. Of these, each is as great as the former" (Śat. Br. 10.5.3, 3.11), the power of the previous fire, piled up by bricks, is transferred to them. On account of such a transference as well, the fires piled up by the mind and the rest are indeed of the form of action. COMPARISON Baladeva This is sūtra 47 in his commentary. Here he concludes the section about the 'I am he'—meditation. Hence the sūtra: "Also on account of analogy". That is, in the Gopāla-uttara-tāpanī-upaniṣad, the Lord is compared to a loving father, and the devotee to His son. This shows that the individual soul is not identical with the Lord. Hence sentiments like 'I am he' and so on are but modes of devotion, and do not indicate any identity between the two.³

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¹ G.B. 3.3.46, p. 195, Chap. 3 3. "Prakāra-viśeṣeva, nārthāntaram." ² P. 798, lines 13-14. Ś, R, Bh, Śk. ³ G.B. 3.3.47, pp. 199-200, Chap. 3.