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[sū. 3 4. 4. ADH. 1.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 717 has been established as the object to be known. He is not comple- mentary to action. Hence the knowledge relating to Him is not a subsidiary part of action,— (We reply·) On the ground of the indicatory marks mentioned by the Vedānta-texts themselves, the Vedānta-texts are concerned with the real nature of the agent, different from his body. Those indicatory marks are being stated. As Janaka and others, possessed of the knowledge of Brahman, are said to perform Sacrifices, etc , with knowledge, by scriptural and Smṛti texts like: "Verily, Janaka, the king of Videha, performed a sacrifice in which many presents were given" (Bṛh 3 1.1), "For by work alone Janaka and others attained to perfection" (Gītā 3 20) and so on, knowledge is a subsidiary part of action. PRIMA FACIE VIEW (continued) SŪTRA 4 "ON ACCOUNT OF THE SCRIPTURAL STATEMENT ABOUT THAT." ¹ Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha "On account of the scriptural statement" about the subserviency of knowledge to action, viz.: "What alone one does with knowledge, with faith, with the mystic doctrine, that alone becomes more potent" (Chānd. 1.1.10 ²). Vedānta-kaustubha "That," i.e. the fact that knowledge is a subsidiary part of action, is indeed reasonable. Why? "On account of the scriptural state- ment", viz.: "What alone one does with knowledge, with faith and the mystic doctrine, that alone becomes more potent" (Chānd. 1.1.10). ¹ Note that while Nimbārka understands the word "tac chruteḥ" as a compound word and explains it as "tasya śruteḥ", Śrīnivāsa understands it as "Tat śruteḥ"—two separate words. ² Ś, R, Bh, Sk, B.