From Air is produced Fire, for thus says the Scripture. — 227.

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SUTRA II. 3. 9.

तेजोऽतस्तथा ह्याह॥२.३.९॥

tejo’tastathā hyāha ..2.3.9..

.. Tejas, tire, .. Atah, from it, namely, from Matarishvan.. Tatha, thus, .. Hi, because. .. Aha, says (the Scripture).

COMMENTARY

From Matarishvan comes out the Fire, and the Scripture teaches this also. ‘Vayoh Agnih’ — ‘from Air, fire’. The sense is this. The word ‘Sambhuta’ or ‘sprang’ is used immediately before, and the sentence means ‘from Air sprang Fire’, and we cannot translate this sentence ‘after Air sprang Fire’. The primary meaning of the ablative case is that of ‘from’ and not ‘after’. When the primary meaning, is possible, it is not desirable to take the secondary meaning. No doubt, everything springs or is produced really from Brahman, but some come out directly and others through the mediation of a link. As will be taught in Sutra II., 3. 12. Thus there is no conflict between the Chhandogya and Taittiriya teaching.

Adhikarana V — Water is produced from Fire

Now the author teaches the origin of Water. In the Mundaka Upanishad, Water is mentioned as originating direct from Brahman, while in other places it is mentioned as originating from Fire :

From him (when entering on creation) is born breath, mind, and all organs of sense, ether, air, fire, water, and the earth, the support, of all. (Mundaka, II. 1.3).

In the Chhandogya and Taittiriya Upanishads, Water is said to be produced from Fire (Chh. Up., VI, 2. 3).

That fire thought, may I be many, may I grow forth. It sent forth water, So also in the Taittiriya Upanishad, II., 1.

From Fire sprang Water.

Doubt: Does water come out directly from fire or from Brahman?

Purvapaksha: Water conies out directly from Brahman as the Mundaka text teaches. The ablative case must be explained in the sense of after; and as regards the Chhandogya text, we must admit that there is a plain contradiction between it and the Mundaka, which is simply irreconcilable.

Siddhanta: There is no such conflict as you apprehend. The next Sutra answers your doubt.

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