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878 VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA [SŪ. 4. 4. 18. ADH. 6.] SŪTRA 18 “IF IT BE OBJECTED THAT ON ACCOUNT OF DIRECT TEACHING, NO, (WE REPLY:) NO, ON ACCOUNT OF THAT WHICH ABIDES WITHIN THE SPHERE OF THOSE ENTRUSTED WITH SPECIAL OFFICES BEING MENTIONED.” Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha If it be objected: Since by the scriptural text: “He becomes a self-ruler. He comes to have freedom of movement in all the worlds” (Chānd. 7.25.2 ¹) the freed soul is proved to have the activities in connection with the universe, the stated view: “Exclusive of the activities in connection with the universe” (Br. Sū. 4.4.17) is not tenable,— We reply: “no”, since that text simply declares that the objects of enjoyments inhering in the worlds of Hiraṇyagarbha and the rest are the objects of the freed soul’s enjoyment. Vedānta-kaustubha If it be objected: The view, stated above, that the lordship of the freed soul is exclusive of the activities in connection with the universe, is not tenable. Why? “On account of the direct teaching”: “He becomes a self-ruler. He comes to have freedom of movement in all the worlds” (Chānd. 7.25.2). The word ‘direct’ means ‘Scriptural’. By Scripture, i.e. by the Chāndogya and the rest, the lordship of the freed soul is taught as consisting in the activities in connection with the universe,—on account of that,— We reply: “no”. Why? “On account of that which abides within the spheres of those who are entrusted with special offices being mentioned,” i.e. because “that which abides within the spheres of those who are entrusted with special offices”, or the objects of enjoyment inhering in the worlds of Hiraṇyagarbha and so on too “are mentioned”, i.e. established, by the Chāndogya-text, to be the objects of the freed soul’s enjoyment. 1 R.