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1II ADHYAYA, 3 PADA, 1 9. 35 The absence of actual intelligising is due to the absence of objects, not to the absence of intelligence ; just as the light pervading space is not apparent owing to the absence of things to be illuminated, not to the absence of its own nature. — The reasoning of the Vaij-eshikas and others is, as contradicting scripture, merely fallacious, and we therefore decide that eternal intelligence is the essential nature of the soul. 19. (On account of the scriptural declarations) of (the soul's) passing out, going and returning, (the soul is of atomic size). We now have to consider of what size the soul is^ whether of atomic size or of a medium size, or of great (infinite) size. — But, it has been shown above that the soul is not a product and that eternal intelligence constitutes its nature, whence it follows that it is identical with the highest Self. Now the infinit}^ of the highest Self is clearlystated in scripture ; what need then is there of a discussion of the soul's size ? — True, we reply ; but certain scriptural passages which speak of the soul's passing out, going and returning, establish the prima facie view that the soul is of limited size, and moreover in some places scripture expressly declares it to be of atomic size. The present discussion is therefore begun for the purpose of clearing up this doubtful point.
2The purvapakshin maintains that, on account of its being said to pass out, go and return, the soul must be held to be of limited, atomic size. Its passing out is mentioned (Kau. Up. Ill, 3), 'And when he passes out of this body he passes out together with all these ; ' its going (Kau. Up. I, 2), 'All who depart from this world go to the moon ; ' its returning {Bri. Up. IV, 4, 6), ' From that world he returns again to this world of action.' From these statements as to the soul's passing out, going and returning it follows that it is of limited size. For motion is impossible in the case of an all-pervading being. And a limited size being once admitted, we have to conclude more especially that the size is atomic, since the hypothesis D 2 $6 VEDANTA-stjTRAS. of the soul being of the same size as the body has already been refuted in our examination of the Arhata-system. 20. And on account of the two latter (i.e. gohig and returning) being connected with their Self (i.e. the agent), (the soul is of atomic size).
3We admit that ' passing out ' might possibly be attributed to the soul even if it does not move, viz. if that expression be taken to mean the soul's ceasing to be the ruler of the body, in consequence of the results of its former actions having become exhausted ; just as somebody when ceasing to be the ruler of a village may be said to ' go out.' But the two latter activities, viz. going and returning, are not possible in the case of something which does not move ; for they are both connected with the own Self (of the agent), going (and coming back) being activities abiding in the agent •^. Now going and coming are possible for a being that is not of medium size, only if it is of atomic size. And as going and coming must be taken in their literal sense, we conclude that the passing out also means nothing but the soul's actual moving out of the body. For the soul cannot go and return without first having moved out of the body. Moreover certain parts of the body are mentioned as the points from which the soul starts in passing out, viz. in the following passage, ' Either from the eye or from the skull or from other places of the body (the Self passes out) ' (Br/. Up. IV, 4, 2). Other passages mention that the embodied soul goes and comes within the body also ; so, for instance, ' He taking with him those elements of light descends into the heart ' (Br/. Up. IV, 4, i); ' Having assumed light he again goes to his place' (Br/. Up. IV, 3, 11). — Thereby the atomic size of the soul is established as well.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1II ADHYAYA, 3 PADA, 1 9. 35 The absence of actual intelligising is due to the absence of objects, not to the absence of intelligence ; just as the light pervading space is not apparent owing to the absence of things to be illuminated, not to the absence of its own nature. — The reasoning of the Vaij-eshikas and others is, as contradicting scripture, merely fallacious, and we therefore decide that eternal intelligence is the essential nature of the soul. 19. (On account of the scriptural declarations) of (the soul's) passing out, going and returning, (the soul is of atomic size). We now have to consider of what size the soul is^ whether of atomic size or of a medium size, or of great (infinite) size. — But, it has been shown above that the soul is not a product and that eternal intelligence constitutes its nature, whence it follows that it is identical with the highest Self. Now the infinit}^ of the highest Self is clearlystated in scripture ; what need then is there of a discussion of the soul's size ? — True, we reply ; but certain scriptural passages which speak of the soul's passing out, going and returning, establish the prima facie view that the soul is of limited size, and moreover in some places scripture expressly declares it to be of atomic size. The present discussion is therefore begun for the purpose of clearing up this doubtful point.
2The purvapakshin maintains that, on account of its being said to pass out, go and return, the soul must be held to be of limited, atomic size. Its passing out is mentioned (Kau. Up. Ill, 3), 'And when he passes out of this body he passes out together with all these ; ' its going (Kau. Up. I, 2), 'All who depart from this world go to the moon ; ' its returning {Bri. Up. IV, 4, 6), ' From that world he returns again to this world of action.' From these statements as to the soul's passing out, going and returning it follows that it is of limited size. For motion is impossible in the case of an all-pervading being. And a limited size being once admitted, we have to conclude more especially that the size is atomic, since the hypothesis D 2 $6 VEDANTA-stjTRAS. of the soul being of the same size as the body has already been refuted in our examination of the Arhata-system. 20. And on account of the two latter (i.e. gohig and returning) being connected with their Self (i.e. the agent), (the soul is of atomic size).
3We admit that ' passing out ' might possibly be attributed to the soul even if it does not move, viz. if that expression be taken to mean the soul's ceasing to be the ruler of the body, in consequence of the results of its former actions having become exhausted ; just as somebody when ceasing to be the ruler of a village may be said to ' go out.' But the two latter activities, viz. going and returning, are not possible in the case of something which does not move ; for they are both connected with the own Self (of the agent), going (and coming back) being activities abiding in the agent •^. Now going and coming are possible for a being that is not of medium size, only if it is of atomic size. And as going and coming must be taken in their literal sense, we conclude that the passing out also means nothing but the soul's actual moving out of the body. For the soul cannot go and return without first having moved out of the body. Moreover certain parts of the body are mentioned as the points from which the soul starts in passing out, viz. in the following passage, ' Either from the eye or from the skull or from other places of the body (the Self passes out) ' (Br/. Up. IV, 4, 2). Other passages mention that the embodied soul goes and comes within the body also ; so, for instance, ' He taking with him those elements of light descends into the heart ' (Br/. Up. IV, 4, i); ' Having assumed light he again goes to his place' (Br/. Up. IV, 3, 11). — Thereby the atomic size of the soul is established as well.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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