But the activity of the soul is from the Highest Lord as its cause, because the scriptures declare it so. — 257.

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SUTRA II. 3. 39.

परात्तु तच्छ्रुतेः॥२.३.३९॥

parāttu tacchruteḥ ..2.3.39..

.. Parat, from the Supreme Lord, … Tu, but. …. Tat-Shruteh, on account of this being declared by scriptures.

39. But the activity of the soul is from the Highest Lord as its cause, because the scriptures declare it so. — 257.

COMMENTARY

The word ‘but’ is employed in order to remove the doubt raised by the Purvapakshin. The activity of the soul proceeds from the Highest Lord as its cause. Why do we say so? Because the scripture declares it to be thus. Such as «The Lord is within all, the ruler of all creatures»; «Who dwelling in the Jiva-Atman, is different from Jiva-atman, whom the Jiva-atman does not know, whose body the Jiva-atman is, who rules the Jiva-atman from within, He is thyself the Inner Ruler, the Immortal».

So also in Kaushitaki Upanishad, III., 8:

For the Lord makes him whom he wishes to lead up from these worlds, do a good deed; and the same makes him, whom He wishes to lead down from these worlds, do a bad deed.

All these texts show that the Lord is the highest motive power of the soul.

Let it be so. If the agency of the soul is dependent on the Highest Lord, then all injunctions and prohibitions of scriptures become useless, for the man then becomes a mere automaton moved by the Spirit within. The scriptures only enjoin acts and omissions on persons who have power of their own to do an act or to refrain from doing an act.

To this objection the following Sutra gives a reply.

SUTRA II. 3. 40.

कृतप्रयत्नोपेक्षस्तु विहितप्रतिषिद्धावैयर्थ्यादिभ्यः॥२.३.४०॥

kṛtaprayatnopekṣastu vihitapratiṣiddhāvaiyarthyādibhyaḥ ..2.3.40..

.. Krita, made, … Prayatna, effort, … Apekshah, having regard to, with a view. … Tu, but. … Vihita, ordained, injunction. Pratishiddha, prohibited. … A-vaiyarthya-adibhyah, on account of non-meaninglessness.

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