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[sū. 1. 1. 14. ADH. 6.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 57 "part") when food and dress are meant' (Pāṇ. 4.3.143, SD K 1523 ¹), Smṛti goes on to designate (the suffix) 'mayaṭ' in the sense of modifica- tion thus:— '(The suffix "mayaṭ" is used) invariably after words in which the vowel has been lengthened and after "śara" and the rest' (Pāṇ. 4.3 144; SD.K 1524 ²),—and also because the suffix 'mayaṭ' is found used in the sense of 'modification' in ordinary life in expres- sions like: 'An earthen ³ pot' and so on, as well as in the Veda, in passages like: 'A large branch of the parṇa ⁴ wood ⁵ is the sacrificial ladle', and so on,— (We reply.) "No" Why? "On account of abundance", i e. because Smṛti depicts (the suffix) 'mayaṭ' in the sense of 'abundance' as well, in the passage. 'Mayaṭ' is added in the sense of 'made thereof' ⁶ and in the sense of 'having a great portion of' ⁷ (Pāṇ 5 4 21, SD K. 2089 ⁸), and because the suffix 'mayaṭ' is found used in the sense of 'abundance', too, in ordinary expressions like 'A sacrifice abounding in food' ⁹ and so on It cannot be said also that since Brahman is admitted to be consisting of bliss, there may be some want of bliss in Him,¹⁰—because here 'abundance' is but a synonym for 'very muchness' Thus, among (all the effects of prakṛti) beginning with mahat and ending with the body, the body being a transformation of food,¹¹ is said to be the person 'consisting of food' Other than and the supporter of it is 'that which consists of the vital-breath'. Other than and the supporter of these two is 'that which consists of mind'. Other than and the controller of these three is the individual soul, called 'the person consisting of understanding'. That which is of the nature of knowledge and has understanding as its attribute (viz the individual soul) is the controller of the three non-sentient persons. That this

¹ P 786, vol 1. ² P 786, vol. 1. ³ Mṛn-maya ⁴ Parṇa is a large-leaved sacred tree, whose wood is used for making sacred vessels, later generally called 'palāśa' M.W . p 606. ⁵ Parṇa-mayī. ⁶ Tad-vacana ⁷ Prakṛtu-vacana, meaning 'Prācuryyeṇa prastutam prakṛtam, tasya vacanam'. SD. K. 2089, p. 931, vol 1. ⁸ Op cit. ⁹ Anna-maya ¹⁰ That is, when it is said. 'Annu-maya yajña', it is meant that the sacrifice consists mostly of food, but not entirely Similarly, it might be thought that the expression 'Ānanda-maya Brahman' means that Brahman is mostly bliss but not entirely bliss, 1.e. there is some non-bliss in Brahman ¹¹ That is, it is food which being assimilated produces and keeps the body.