Because of the difference of declensions of the two words, the Manomaya is Brahman. — 36.

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5. Because of the difference of declensions of the two words, the Manomaya is Brahman. — 36.

COMMENTARY

«He is my Self within the heart». Here by using the word ‘my’ in the genitive case is denoted the embodied self, the worshipper, while Manomaya is the worshipped, and is employed there in the nominative case. When in the same sentence, two words are used in two different cases, these words always denote two different objects. Therefore, the Manomaya is different from the Jiva, the embodied self, the former is the worshipped, the latter is the worshipper.

SUTRA I. 2. 6.

स्मृतेश्च॥१.२.६॥

smṛteśca ..1.2.6..

… Smriteh, because of a Smriti text. .. Cha, and.

6. So also the Smriti — 37.

COMMENTARY

So also we find in the Gita, (XVIII, 61):

The Lord dwelleth in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna, by His illusive power, causing all beings to revolve, as though mounted on a potter’s wheel.

Now an objection is raised, that the Manomaya of the Chhandogya cannot be Ishvara, but is Jiva, because the description there is more applicable to an individual soul than to God. The text says: «He is my Self within the heart, smaller than a corn of rice, smaller than a corn of barley, smaller than a mustard seed, smaller than a canary seed or the kernel of a canary seed». This shows that the Manomaya occupies very little space, in fact it is atomic and so cannot be God.

To remove this doubt the author says:

SUTRA I. 2. 7.

अर्भकौकस्त्वात् तद्व्यपदेशाच्च नेति चेन्न निचाय्यत्वादेवं व्योमवच्च॥१.२.७॥

arbhakaukastvāt tadvyapadeśācca neti cenna nicāyyatvādevaṃ vyomavacca ..1.2.7..

… Arbhaka, small… Okastvat, because of dwelling place or abode. Tad, that, of that. …. Vyapadeshat, because of the description or denotation. Cha, and. … Na Iti, not so. Chet, if. .. Na, not. … Nichayyatvat, because of meditation (in the heart). … Eva, thus, … Vyomavat, like space. Cha, and.

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