And because of the text (of Mundaka Upanishad III., 1. 4) declaring that there is absorption in the Lord. — 451.

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SUTRA III. 4. 22.

भावशब्दाच्च॥३.४.२२॥

bhāvaśabdācca ..3.4.22..

… Bhava, devotion, love, absorption. … Shabdat, on account of words. .. Cha, and.

22. And because of the text (of Mundaka Upanishad III., 1. 4) declaring that there is absorption in the Lord. — 451.

COMMENTARY

In the Mundaka Upanishad, III., 1. 4, we have the following:

For the Lord shines forth in all beings and senses, knowing this the wise ceases from useless controversy. He contemplates on the Lord, enjoys the bliss of His company, (and when out of trance) is active in performing works of the Lord — such a Jivan-mukta is also the teacher of those who are seekers of the knowledge of Brahman.

In the above text we find words denoting Bhava, such as Atma-krida, Atma-rati etc. The word Bhava means intense love, and words Rati and Prema are its synonyms. The sense is this, the Parinishthita God-absorbed devotee, has not the time to perform Karmas, because of his contemplation of the Lord. Therefore, such a person may perform Karmas only partially, and somehow or other, for the sake of society, and not because it is necessary for him to perform it. This also shows that Brahma-vidya is independent of Karma.

In the next Sutra the author himself raises the doubt whether the stories related in the Upanishads about God-absorbed persons and other seekers of Brahman are not mere Pariplavas or episodes to be recited at stated intervals during the year occupied by the Ashvamedha sacrifice. Having raised the doubt in the first part of the Sutra, he answers it in the latter half.

SUTRA III. 4. 23.

पारिप्लवार्था इति चेन्न विशेषितत्वात्॥३.४.२३॥

pāriplavārthā iti cenna viśeṣitatvāt ..3.4.23..

… Pariplavarthah, for the purpose of filling up the time; pastimes. Iti, so. .. diet, if. .. Na. not so. …, Visheshitatvat, on account of their being specified.

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