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{sū. 1. 1. 24. ADH. 9 ] VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA 73 Adhikarana 9: The section entitled 'The vital- breath'. (Sūtra 24) SŪTRA 24 "FOR THIS VERY REASON (BRAHMAN IS DENOTED BY THE WORD) VITAL-BREATH." Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha In the text also 'All these beings, verily, enter into the vital- breath alone, arise from the vital-breath' (Chānd. 1.11.5 ¹), the vital-breath is none but the Highest Self, on account of the character- istic marks of Brahman, viz. entering into and coming out of Him Vedānta-kaustubha In this manner, it has been pointed out that the text referring to the ether denotes Brahman, and not the elemental ether Now, by declaring that the text about the udgītha,² viz. 'O Prastotr !' ³ (Chānd 1.10 9; 1.11.4) and so on, also refers to Brahman, the author extends here the same principle regarding the ether. In the Chāndogya we find the following concerning the udgītha ⁴ under the dialogue between Cākrāyaṇa and the Prastotṛ. '"O Pras- totṛ ! if you shall sing the prastāva ⁵ without knowing the Deity who is connected with the prastāva, then your head will fall off "' (Chānd. 1.10 9; 1.11.4), '"Which is that Deity?" "The vital- breath," said he, "All these beings, verily, enter into the vital-breath alone, arise from the vital-breath This is the Deity connected with the prastāva "' (Chānd. 1.11.4–5). Here a doubt arises, viz. As the entire world is found to exist as dependent on the vital-breath, and as it is so well-known in the world, so by the term 'vital-breath' a modification of the air too may be meant; and as in the text: '"For the mind, my dear, has the vital-breath as its fastening"' (Chānd. 6 8.2) and so on, the term 'vital-breath' is applied to Brahman, so Brahman may also be meant What is reasonable here? If it be suggested: Since everything is found to be dependent on the vital-

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1 Ś, R, Bh, ŚK, B. 2 The word 'udgītha' is not included under the quotation. 3 A Prastotṛ is an assistant of the Udgātṛ, and sings the prastāva or the introductory eulogy or the prelude of a sāman. M.W., p. 699. 4 The word 'udgītha' is not included under the quotation. 5 The prastāva is the introductory eulogy or the prelude of a sāman. See footnote 3 above