Adhikarana I — The abode of heaven, etc., is God

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In this third Pada or chapter, some texts will be discussed, in which there are express indications that may apply to the Jiva or Pradhana, but which however are to be construed as applying to Brahman.

Vishaya: Thus in the Mundaka Upanishad (II., 2. 5.) we find:

He in whom the heaven, the earth and the sky are woven, the mind also, with all the vital airs, know Him alone as the Self, and leave off other words, He is the bank (Setu) of the Immortal.

Doubt: Here arises the doubt, whether the being spoken of as the abode of heaven, earth and so on, is the Pradhana or the Jiva or the Supreme Brahman.

Purvapaksha: The Purvapaksha maintains, that it refers to the Pradhana, because it is the cause of all effects; therefore, it is more appropriately said to be the abode of heaven and earth, etc. And it is very rightly called the Bank of the Immortal; just as milk comes out of the udders of a cow in order to nourish the calf, so the Prakriti, though Unintelligent, engages to bring about the release of the individual soul or Purusha, and is rightly called the Bank of the Immortal. The word Atman or Self is metaphorically applied to Prakriti, either because she gives everything pleasant to the individual soul, or because she is All-pervading. Or the above passage may refer to the Jiva, who, as enjoyer of all experiences, may well be said to be the abode of heaven and earth, for the abode of heaven and earth refers to the things experienced by the soul. Moreover, it is a well-known thing that the mind and the vital airs (mentioned in the above Mantra) abide in the Jiva and are characteristic attributes of the Jiva.

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