Adhikarana IX — Brahman is the operative cause

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Adhikarana IX — Brahman is the operative cause

In the Sutra I., 4. 23, it was shown that Brahman was the material as well as the operative cause of the universe. In the Sutra II., 1. 6 and the rest have been answered the objections raised to the view that Brahman was the material cause of the universe, and by answering such objections, the author has strengthened the former view. He now confirms the latter view also, by showing that none but Brahman is the operative cause of the universe, and he answers the objections of those who hold that Mukta Jivas are creators of universes.

One side hold the view that Brahman is the operative cause of the universe, because of the texts like the following:

He is the agent, He is the Lord and He is the Creator.

The other side who hold the view that Mukta Jiva is the creator of the universe, quote the following text in support of their position:

All beings arise from the Jiva.

They maintain that if Brahman were the Creator of the universe, it would detract from His perfection, because the world is full of imperfections. Therefore, they maintain that Mukta Jivas alone create the universe.

Thus arises the doubt: Is God the Creator of the universe or is some highly developed Mukta Jiva its cause, because we find texts supporting both positions?

This doubt he author removes by the following Sutra, showing that no Jiva, however high, can ever produce the universe.

SUTRA II. 1. 21.

इतरव्यपदेशाद्धिताकरणादिदोषप्रसक्तिः॥२.१.२१॥

itaravyapadeśāddhitākaraṇādidoṣaprasaktiḥ ..2.1.21..

… Itara, of the others, of those who maintain the view that the Jiva is the creator of the universe. Or «Itara» may mean «of the other, namely, of the Jiva as agent of the universe». .. Vyapadeshat, from the designation, … Hita, good, beneficial, … Akaranadi, not creating, etc. .. Dosha, imperfection, fault … Prasaktih. result, consequence.

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