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[sū. 3. 4. 42. ADH 10 ] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 763 Vedanta-kaustubha "Preceded by 'upa'," i e. the deviation of a perpetual religious student and so on, bound by chastity and the rest, from their vow of chastity by going to women and so on, is "preceded by the word 'upa'", i.e is but a minor (upa) sin (pātaka); not a major sin that cannot be atoned for. The word "even" implies reason. "Some" teachers think that they too being equally religious students, there is "the existence" of an expiation for them as for those who are reli- gious students for a time, but not always. "As in the case of eating." Just as the prohibition with regard to the taking of spirituous liquor and so on and the expiation thereof apply equally to those who are religious students for life and those who are so for a time only,—so is the case here. "That has been said" by the Smṛti-writer: "Of the subse- quent ones, what is non-contradictory to that". The sense is that what has been said with regard to one who is a religious student for a time is possible in the case of one who belongs to a subsequent stage of life, viz. one who is religious student for life and so on, in so far as it is not contradictory to the stage of life of the latter. In this way, an expiation for the deviation of perpetual religious students from their vow of chastity being possible, they come to be entitled to knowledge once again Similar is the case with the hermits belong- ing to the third order of life and the wandering mendicants belonging to the fourth order COMPARISON Śaṁkara He takes it to be forming an adhikaraṇa by itself. Interpretation same. Bhāskara This sūtra is not found in his commentary. Baladeva Interpretation absolutely different, viz. "But what is preceded by 'upa' (i.e. upāsanā or meditation) (is the only object desired by a nirapekṣa devotee) some (branches declare so), (and) the sentiment (of devotion) is like food (to him), that has been said (in Scripture)" ¹. ¹ G.B. 3.4.42, pp. 286-287, Chap. 3. 19