dhṛteśca mahimno’syāsminnupalabdheḥ ..1.3.16..

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SUTRA I. 3. 16.

धृतेश्च महिम्नोऽस्यास्मिन्नुपलब्धेः॥१.३.१६॥

dhṛteśca mahimno’syāsminnupalabdheḥ ..1.3.16..

.. Dhriteh, on account of supporting. … Cha, and. … Mahimnah, greatness. Asya, of his, (that is, of Brahman) … Asmin, in this; that is, in this small ether. … Upalabdheh, on account of being observed or found or stated.

16. Because it is further stated that this small ether is the support of the two worlds, a fact which is the peculiar greatness of Brahman alone, therefore this Dahara must he Brahman. — 80.

COMMENTARY

In continuation of the passage «the small lotus and in it that small ether» (Chh. Up., VIII, 1. 1), the Upanishad goes on to compare this small ether with the infinite space and further teaches that all beings get harmonized when they enter into this small ether, and it further employs the term Atman or Self with regard to it, and lastly it teaches, that it is free from all sins, etc. In continuation of this, the Upanishad in VII, 14. 1., declares, «It is a bridge, a limitary support, that these worlds may not be confounded». The whole Chap. VIII, in fact, is one Prakarana and deals with one topic. Therefore, when it uses the word ‘Vidhritih’ or ‘limitary support’ it refers to this Dahara or small ether. Now because this majesty or greatness of supporting the worlds, is ascribed to this Dahara, therefore, Dahara must refer to Vishnu; for who else has this glory of being the support of all worlds? In fact, Vishnu is expressly stated to be the support if all -worlds in other places also, such as Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, IV, 4. 22.

He is the Lord of all, the king of all things, the protector of all things. He is a bank and a boundary, so that these worlds may not be confounded.

This also shows that to be a boundary and a support of the worlds is the distinctive attribute of Lord Vishnu only.

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