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742 VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA [sū. 3. 4. 26. ADH 5.] knowledge), (i.e. indirectly). If the primacy of the meaning of the root be admitted, then sacrifices and the rest are to be regarded as the subsidiary parts of so desired knowledge directly.¹ A parallel instance is cited: "As in case of a horse". A horse is needed for accomplishing a journey to a desired place; but when the journey is accomplished, it is no longer needed—so is the case here.² It has been said by the Lord as well: ' "The acts of sacrifice, charity and austerity are not to be given up, but are to be performed Sacrifice, charity and austerity are the purifiers of the wise" ' (Gītā 18 8), ' "From whom proceeds the activity of all beings, by whom all this is pervaded, by worshipping Him with his own work, a man attains perfection" ' (Gītā 18.46) Thus it is established that know- ledge,—having the form of worship, meditation, highest devotion, steady remembrance and so on; the destroyer of all evil; the special cause of the attainment of the nature of the Highest Person, denoted by the terms 'Highest Brahman' and so on; and attainable through His grace,—arises, through the grace of Scripture and the spiritual teacher, from the proper performance of the daily and occasional duties, incumbent on one's own stage of life, and constituting the means to the worship of Lord Vāsudeva. Here ends the section entitled "Dependence on all" (5). COMPARISON Śaṁkara The example "aśva-vat" interpreted differently. He points out that knowledge is dependent on work in the sense that work gives rise to it; and independent of work in the sense that once gene- rated, it does not depend on work for bringing about its result, viz. salvation. Hence there is no contradiction in saying that knowledge is independent of work (as done in the previous sūtra) and dependent on it (as done in this sūtra). In this world everything has its own particular use. A horse, e.g. is of no use for drawing the plough, but is of use for drawing the chariot only. Similarly, works are of ¹ See Br. Sū. 1.1.4, pp. 37-38. ² I.e. Karma is needed for the rise of vidyā; but when vidyā has once originated, it is no longer needed.