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[sū. 3. 4. 50. ADH. 14.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 777 world (i.e. meditation aiming at worldly prosperity)". That is, there are two kinds of meditation, viz. that which aims at worldly prosperity only ("aihikam") and that which aims at final release The former may or may not arise in this life according to the absence or presence of obstruction ¹, and similarly there is no fixed rule with regard to the latter also as will be shown in the next sūtra. Bhāskara He reads: "Aihikam aprasutam pratibandhena darśānat" Accord- ingly the sūtra means: "(There is the rise of knowledge) in this life, (if the works which obstruct it have) not sprung up, through (the presence of such an) obstruction (however, there is the rise of know- ledge in the next world), because (that) is seen".² Thus, the import is the same as Nimbārka's This is sūtra 48 in his commentary Śrīkaṇṭha His reading of the sūtra is like Rāmānuja's reading. Interpreta- tion different, i.e. he is here speaking of the time of the rise of salva- tion and not of knowledge. Nimbārka speaks of this in the next sūtra. Śrīkaṇṭha interprets the sūtra thus. "(The result of medita- tion, viz. salvation, arises) in this life (i.e. as soon as the present body ceases), if obstruction be not present, on account of that being seen". That is, if there be no contrary karmas, then a knower attains release as soon as he dies. But it there be such karmas, he has to be re-born and exhaust them before he can attain release. Hence it is that even knowers like Vāmadeva are seen to have re-births ³. Baladeva His reading too is like Rāmānuja's reading Interpretation same. ¹ Śrī. B. 3.4.50, p. 398, Part 2. ² Bh. B. 3.4 48, (written as 3.4.49), p. 216. ³ Śk. B. 3.4.50, pp. 416-418, Parts 10 and 11.