tmani caivaṃ vicitrāśca hi ..2.1.28..

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SUTRA II. 1. 28.

आत्मनि चैवं विचित्राश्च हि॥२.१.२८॥

ātmani caivaṃ vicitrāśca hi ..2.1.28..

.. Atmani, in the Self, in the Lord. ..Cha, and. Evam, thus, … Vichitrah, manifold, variegated. Cha, and. .. Hi, because.

28. And thus is the power of the Self, because manifold objects are seen (to be produced from the tree of all desires). — 164

COMMENTARY

As from the Tree-of-all-desires or from the philosopher’s stone possessing lordly powers and inexplicable mysterious energy, there come out elephants, horses, etc., and as these wonderful creations are mysterious, and are credible simply on the authority of scriptures, similarly, is the power of the Atman, the Lord of all, the Supreme Vishnu, who gives rise to Devas, men, and lower beings. If we can believe, on the authority of scriptures, in the wonderful powers of the Tree-of-all-desires, or in the philosopher’s stone, why should we not believe, on the same authority, in the mysterious powers of the Lord? It is scripture alone that gives us any information of the existence of these mysterious things, we do not question, when animals come out of the Tree-of-all-desires, whether they are created by the entire tree or by a portion of it, or whether any particular part of the tree has power to produce any particular animal. We see and mark the result, and leave the thing as a mystery, admitting that there is no scope for reasoning here. Similarly, is the case with the Lord in His creative agency. We should not question whether the Lord is active in His entirety in any particular creative act, or whether it is done by a portion of His energy. We must simply accept the statement as we find it.

The word «Atmani» is exhibited in the locative case in the sutra in order to show that the Self is the receptacle or support of all effects. The second «Cha» is in order to indicate that when such wonderful things are believed by us as the existence of the Tree-of-all-desires, or the philosopher’s stone, why should we hesitate to believe in the mysterious power of the Lord? The word «Hi» implies that the facts above mentioned are well known in all these Puranas, etc. therefore, the conclusion is that the theory that Brahman is the agent of creation, is more reasonable than the theory of any Jiva being such agent. The next Sutra strengthens this view.

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