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788 VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA [SŪ. 4. 1. 6. ADH. 4.] Vedānta-kaustubha To the objection, viz. In the above cases, let Brahman alone be the object to be meditated on, viewed as the mind and so on,—the author replies: The mind, name and so on are to be viewed as Brahman. Why? “On account of superiority,” i.e. on account of Brahman’s superiority to the mind, name and the rest. But Brahman is not to be viewed as the mind, name and the rest. Just as to view a minister as the king is proper, but not the king as a minister, so is the case here. Hence it is established that the self is not to be sought for in a symbol. Here ends the section entitled “The Symbol” (3). COMPARISON Baladeva He takes this sūtra as constituting an adhikaraṇa by itself, concerned with an entirely different topic, viz. “The view of Brahman (is to be super-imposed upon the Lord), on account of superiority (of such a meditation)”. That is, just as the Lord is to be meditated on as the self of the devotee, so He is to be meditated on as Brahman as well, i.e as possessed of great attributes and powers, since such a meditation is the highest of all.¹ Adhikaraṇa 4: The section entitled “The ideas of the sun and the rest”. (Sūtra 6) SŪTRA 6 “AND THE IDEAS OF THE SUN AND THE REST (ARE TO BE SUPER- IMPOSED) ON THE SUBSIDIARY PART, ON ACCOUNT OF APPROPRIATE- NESS.” Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha With regard to the meditations, viz. “Verily, he who shines, let one meditate on him as the udgītha” (Chānd. 1.3.1 ²) and so on, “the ¹ G.B. 4.1.5, p. 7, Chap. 4. ² Ś. R Bh. ŚK.