upon as generators of the sun, moon, etc.,

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upon as generators of the sun, moon, etc.,

as taught in the Rig Veda (X. 90)

In the Rig Veda (X.,90) Purusha Sukta we have the following:

From His mind wan produced the Moon, from His eyes was born the Sun: from His ears, the Air and Breath, and from His mouth was produced the Fire.

Here the eyes, etc., of the Lord are conceived as causes generating the Sun, Air, etc.

Doubt: Should one contemplate on the eyes, etc., of the Lord as the cause of Sun, etc., or should one not?

Purvapaksha: Such contemplation should not be made, because His eyes, etc., are very soft and tender as lotus: and the contemplation on them as generators of sun, etc., is against this; and would give rise to the notion of their being very harsh and rough.

Siddhanta: This view is set aside in the next Sutra.

SUTRA IV. 1. 6.

आदित्यादिमतयश्चाङ्ग उपपत्तेः॥४.१.६॥

ādityādimatayaścāṅga upapatteḥ ..4.1.6..

… Aditya-adi, about the sun and the others. … Matayah ideas. … Cha, and. … Ange, in the parts, or limbs, … Upapatteh, that being proved, or that being reasonable.

6. The ideas of sun and the rest (originating from his eyes, etc.,) should be made with regard to the limbs of the Lord, because of its reasonableness. — 487.

COMMENTARY

The word «Cha» in the Sutra is employed in order to set aside the Purvapaksha. The contemplation on the eyes, etc., of the Lord as the generator of the sun, etc., is a valid contemplation, and such notion does not detract from the mildness of the Lord. Why do we say so? Because it is reasonable. Such a contemplation exalts the glory of the Lord. The Lord is magnified when we think of His eyes, etc., as the producers of the sun, etc. Though they are exceedingly mild and soft, yet they are the generators of such strong and hard objects as the sun, etc.: this must be believed, because the Revelation says so, and because it is a transcendental mystery.

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