वेदान्त पारिजात सौरभ (भगवद् निम्बार्काचार्य - द्वैताद्वैत वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र भाष्य सटीक)

[sū 3 4. 40. 758 VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA ADH. 10.] established that in spite of the greater excellence of the state of belonging to a stage of life, knowledge may be gained even by those who do not belong to any special stage of life,—such as bachelors, widowers and so on,—through the muttering of prayers and the like. Here ends the section entitled “Widowers” (9) COMPARISON Śaṃkara and Bhāskara All others add a “ca” at the end. Baladeva He too begins a new adhikarana here (five sūtras), concerned with the question, viz. whether one who belongs to a stage of life is higher or one who does not, and arrives at a conclusion opposite to that of Nimbārka, viz. that one who does not belong to any stage of life is higher. Hence the sūtra: “But than this (i.e. the state of belonging to a particular āśrama) the other (i.e the state of not belonging to any āśrama, viz that of a nirapekṣa devotee) is better, on account of indicatory mark”.¹ Adhikaraṇa 10: The section entitled “One who has become that”. (Sūtras 40–43) SŪTRA 40 “BUT OF ONE WHO HAS BECOME THAT THERE IS NO BECOMING NOT THAT, (THIS IS THE VIEW) OF JAIMINI TOO ON ACCOUNT OF RESTRICTION, ON ACCOUNT OF THE ABSENCE OF THE FORMS OF THAT.” Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha “But” the giving up of the state of chastity which one has reached is not allowed,—this the view of “Jaimini too”, on account of the ¹ G.B. 3.4.39, p. 281, Chap. 3. “Atah sāśramatvād itran nirāśramatvam eva jyāyaḥ śreṣṭhaṃ vidyā-sādhanam mantavyam ”