वेदान्त पारिजात सौरभ (भगवद् निम्बार्काचार्य - द्वैताद्वैत वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र भाष्य सटीक)

[sū. 1. 1 21. ADH 7] VEDĀNTA-KAUSTUBHA 69 of His own devotees, and so on, as well as, being the soul of all and the rest, thus · 'He, verily, is the Ṛc, the Sāman, the Uktha, the Yajus, He is Brahman'¹ (Chānd. 1.7 5), because in accordance with the scriptural texts: 'When the seer sees the golden-coloured person' (Muṇḍ. 3 1 3), 'Of the colour of the sun, beyond darkness' (Śvet. 3.8; Gītā 8 9), 'That on which all these powers are based, O king, is another great form of Hari, different from the form of the world', and so on, like His natural qualities of possessing true desires and the rest, His possessing a form too, involves no contradiction; and because the text: 'Without sound, without touch, without colour' (Kaṭha 3 15) is concerned with denying sound and the like belonging to the material world. Nor is Brahman depicted here as possessed of a limited lordship, since the text setting forth such a limit is concerned with an arrangement of presiding deities. Nor can Brahman be said to be dependent on something else, since He is the support of all, in accordance with the following scriptural and Smṛti texts, viz. 'Entered within, the ruler of men' (Taitt. Ār 3.11 1, 2²), 'The Inner Soul of all beings' (Kaṭha 5.9, 10, 11, 5.12; Śvet. 6.11; Muṇḍ. 2.1.4), 'Who, abiding within the earth' (Bṛh. 3 7.3), '"And, I am situated within the hearts of all"' (Gītā 15.15), '"I abide, supporting the entire universe with a part of mine"' (Gītā 10.42), and so on. Here, by the Vedic text,—which is omniscient, independent of all proofs and authoritative by itself with regard to its own matter,— viz. 'This golden person who is seen within the sun, having a golden beard' (Chānd. 1 6.6) and so on, the body also of Brahman, the topic of discussion, suitable to Him, is mentioned, on the basis of direct perception alone, as evident from the statement: 'is seen'. From this it is known that the Highest Self is to be meditated on by one who desires salvation as possessed of a body. And, meditation too, to be mentioned hereafter,³ is possible only if the Highest Self be possessed of a body. The multitude of scriptural and Smṛti texts, referring to the body of the Lord, is not quoted here for fear of prolixity. ¹ Ṛc is a sacred verse, which is recited in praise of a deity; Sāman is a verse which is sung; Yajus is a sacred formula which is muttered, Uktha is a kind of recitation in sacrifices; Brahman is a sacred text or mantra, distinct from Ṛc, Sāman and Yajus. M.W., pp. 172, 225, 737. ² P. 181. ³ Vide V.K. 3.3.