The perfect one (is Vishnu only), on account of the absolutely blissful nature described and His being declared Superior to all’.

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8. The perfect one (is Vishnu only), on account of the absolutely blissful nature described and His being declared Superior to all’.

For the perfect one is described as ‘bliss’ itself’ in the Shruti, thereby showing that He essentially consists of blessedness; and He is also spoken of as “the exalted over all other things.” Hence the perfect one can only be Vishnu.

And Vishnu is known to be of absolutely blessed character, from the text, “The world depends upon the Lord who has a thousand heads, who is most brilliant, who sees all, who is the abode of perfect blessedness, who is (pervades) the whole world, who is Narayana, the resort of the released, who is the imperishable, who is concluded to be the highest, who is the goal, who is superior to all the deities, who is of unchangeable person. (Mn. 11).

“Him departing, Prana departs after.” (Bri. (VI-iv. 2). This and other texts show that there is no difficulty caused even by the characteristic of departing, etc. (For the omnipresent Lord may still be predicated of going out, etc., in virtue of His inconceivable powers).

9. And on account of the attributes (mentioned in the text) and their agreement (in Vishnu only).

The attributes of ‘being everywhere, etc’., (described in the sacred texts as characteristic of the perfect one), are just applicable to Vishnu, for in Him they all agree.

The attributes of being invisible, etc., have been predicated of Vishnu, as conveyed by such texts as, “(That which is) unseen but seeing, unheard but hearing, and so on.” (Bri. V. viii. 11). “I support Soma which is produced (in the sacrifice).” (Rv. X. 125-2). This and other texts make it appear that the said attributes may be and are predicated of the middle Akshara, (i.e., Shri). Here the Sutrakara says:

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