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770 VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA [SŪ 3 4. 47. ADH 12.] meditation. After that, having succeeded in non-asceticism, i e. in the group of means other than asceticism, as well as 'asceticism', he becomes a 'Brāhmaṇa', i.e comes to attain knowledge,—this is the meaning of the text.¹ COMPARISON Baladeva He too begins a new adhikarana here (one sūtra), but continues the topic of the nirapekṣa devotees. This is sūtra 47 in his com- mentary. Hence the sūtra: "(There is) the injunction of another third auxiliary (viz. meditation), an alternative (to hearing and thinking) for one who has that, (viz for the nirapekṣa devotees), as in the case of injunction and so on" That is, in the case of the svaniṣṭha and pariniṣṭha devotees, sacrifice and calmness, self-control and so on are enjoined as auxiliaries to knowledge But the nirapekṣa devotees already possess these, and so in their case these two sets of auxiliaries cannot be enjoined Hence in their case meditation is enjoined instead, and this they must practise necessarily, just as house-holders and the rest must necessarily perform the saṁdhyā-ceremony and so on ² SŪTRA 47 "BUT ON ACCOUNT OF THE EXISTENCE OF ALL (DUTIES INCUM- BENT ON THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF LIFE), (THERE IS) CONCLUDING WITH THE HOUSE-HOLDER." Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha "The concluding with the house-holder" in the passage: "For- sooth, having stayed thus as long as he lives, he reaches the world of Brahman and does not return any more" (Chānd. 8.15.1³), is meant for exhibiting all religious duties, as in the stage of a house-holder the religious duties, incumbent on all the stages of life, are obligatory. 1 I.e. here pāṇḍitya means śravaṇa, bālya manana and mauna nididhyāsana. 2 G.B. 3.4.47, p. 293-294, Chap. 3. 3 Ś, R, Bh, Śk, B.