avasthitivaiśeṣyāditi cennābhyupagamāddhṛddhi hi ..2.3.23..

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SUTRA II. 3. 23.

अवस्थितिवैशेष्यादिति चेन्नाभ्युपगमाद्धृद्धि हि॥२.३.२३॥

avasthitivaiśeṣyāditi cennābhyupagamāddhṛddhi hi ..2.3.23..

… Avasthiti, residence, abode. …. Vaisheshyat, on account of Specialization… Iti, thus. Chet, if. … Ta, not. …Abhyupagamat, on account of acknowledgment, on account of acceptance … Hridi, in the heart, .. Hi, because.

23. If it be said, «the sandal drop has a particular abode, while the soul has no such abode; and therefore, it is not atomic»; we say, this is not so; because it is acknowledged that the soul has a particular abode, namely, in the heart. — 241.

COMMENTARY

We see the sandal oil to be in actual contact with some particular portion of the body, but the soul is not seen to be in any particular part of the body; nor can we infer its existence in any particular part of the body, for the reason would show that it must be all-pervading throughout the body, because it perceives the sensation throughout. The illustration, therefore, of the sandal oil is not to the point. This objection is answered by the latter part of the Sutra. There is no occasion to employ our reason in trying to find out the particular spot of the body where the soul resides. The scripture distinctly mentions that the soul resides in the heart. Thus in the Prashna Upanishad (III, 6,) we find:

The Soul is in the heart.

In the next Sutra, the author shows his final opinion, declaring that though the soul is atomic, it can perceive sensations all over the body, through its rays; as shown in the case of a flame; and even thus there would be no conflict.

SUTRA II. 3. 24.

गुणाद्वाऽऽलोकवत्॥२.३.२४॥

guṇādvā’’lokavat ..2.3.24..

… Gunat, on account of its quality (of intelligence). .. Va, or. …. Alokavat, like light.

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