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730 VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA [SŪ. 3 4. 19. ADH. 1 ] COMPARISON Śaṁkara and Bhāskara They read "acodanā" in place of "acodanāt",¹ and begin a new adhikarana. Interpretation same. Śrīkaṇṭha He too begins a new adhikarana here. Interpretation same. Baladeva He too reads "acodanā" and interprets this sūtra differently thus: "(There is a favourable) reference (to works in Scripture), Jaimini (thinks so), (there is) no injunction (with regard to the giving up of works), because (Scripture) condemns (such a giving up of works)". That is, here the opponent objects to the view that a knower may or may not act at will² by pointing out that even a knower cannot give up all works. All that he is at liberty to do is to perform the obligatory duties at any time he likes unlike ordinary men who must do them at the fixed time only,—but cannot altogether omit them.³ CORRECT CONCLUSION (continued) SŪTRA 19 "(THEY ARE) TO BE ADOPTED, BĀDARĀYAṆA (THINKS SO), ON ACCOUNT OF THE SCRIPTURAL MENTION OF EQUALITY." Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha Since in the text concerned with explanatory re-mention,⁴ the other stage of life is mentioned as equal to the stage of a house- ¹ S.B. 3.4.18, p. 863 ; Bh. B. 3.4.18, p. 204. ² Vide G.B. 3.4.15. ³ G.B. 3.4.18, pp. 254-255, Chap. 3. ⁴ Viz. Chānd. 2.23.1.