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SŪ. 4. 2. 17. ADH. 9.] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 829 the object, to be known through the Vedānta (viz. the Lord), will be obtained by means of this path recorded in the Vedānta',—the knower is favoured by Him. Hence it is established that the departure of the knower takes place through a special vein. Here ends the section entitled "His Abode" (8). Adhikaraṇa 9: The section entitled "Following the rays". (Sūtra 17) SŪTRA 17 "FOLLOWING THE RAYS." Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha Having come out through the vein that passes out of the crown of the head, having then followed the rays of the sun, the knower goes up, in accordance with the assertion: "Through those very rays" (Chānd. 8.6.5 ¹). Vedānta-kaustubha It has been said that the knower comes out through the vein that passes out of the crown of the head. Now the problem is being considered as to whether or not there is a fixed rule that, having come out through it, he follows the rays of the sun on his way. The Chāndogya, having stated: "Now, when he departs from this body, then through those very rays he goes up" (Chānd. 8.6.5), continues: "Going up through it, he goes to immortality" (Chānd. 8.6.6). From this it is known that having come out of the vein that passes out of the crown of the head, and having then followed the rays, the knower goes to the disc of the sun. Here the problem is whether it is obligatory for a knower to follow the rays of the sun, or optional. On the suggestion, viz. since one who has come out of the gross body during night does not follow the rays, it is not obligatory for a knower to follow the rays— ¹ Ś, R, Bh, Śk, B