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840 VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA [SŪ. 4. 3. 3. ADH. 3.] established that the air is to be placed in between the year and the sun ¹ Here ends the section entitled "The air" (2). COMPARISON Śaṃkara and Bhāskara They do not identify the world of gods with air, but take them to be two separate places. Thus, according to them, the order is: light, day, bright fortnight, six months of the northern progress of the sun, year, world of gods, air, sun and so on.² Rāmānuja and Śrīkaṇṭha They interpret the phrase "aviśeṣa-viśeṣābhyām" differently, i.e. take it to be stating the reasons why the world of gods is to be identified with air, and not as stating the reasons why the air is to be placed after the year and before the sun. Thus, the phrase 'world of gods' denotes 'air', because the compound 'world of gods' generally implies the air which is the dwelling-place of gods; and because Scripture specifically says that the soul comes to the air.³ Adhikarana 3: The section entitled "Varuna". (Sūtra 3) SŪTRA 3 "ABOVE LIGHTNING, VARUṆA, ON ACCOUNT OF CONNECTION. ' Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha "Varuṇa," mentioned in the Kauṣītaki-text: "Having reached this path of gods he comes to the world of fire, to the world of air, ¹ Thus, thirdly, we get the following order: light, day, bright fortnight, six months of the northern progress of the sun, year, air, sun. Note the difference from Śaṃkara's order. ² Ś.B. 4.3.2, pp. 949-950, Bh. B. 4.3.2, p. 234. ³ Śrī. B. 4.3.2, p. 451, Part 2, Śk. B 4.3 2, p. 472, Parts 10 and 11.