There is no contradiction, as in the case of sandal ointment.

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23. And (the text declaring ‘pervasion refers to Brahman, not to the send) on account of the term belonging to Himself (directly expressing Vishnu) and (of His characteristic) of being immeasurable.

Indeed this Atman (Hari) being perfect in excellences, inconceivable, revealed only by the whole body of Scripture, the Lord of all, the omniscient, the maker of all, is far beyond the human power of measuring (understanding); however, He of His own accord reveals Himself to the understanding (of the world) through Scripture.” From the term Atman and the characteristic of being immeasurable found in the subsequent sentence of the scriptural passage, the pervasion spoken of in the previous text is only predicated of the Lord with reference to one and all of his forms. The Kurma Purana also says) The Lord is immeasurable (unknowable), and the terms ‘the perfect Brahman’, ‘the perfectly blissful’, etc., denote Vishnu only and to no other they can possibly be applied.”

Though the soul is atomic, still it is possible that he pervades the body, just as a drop of Harichandana (sandal ointment of the best description) although in actual contact with one particular spot of the body only, pervades (i.e., causes refreshing sensation all over) the body. So it is said in the Brahmandapurana. “The soul though only of atomic size, stands pervading the whole body he occupies, just as the drops of Harichandana (coming in contact with particular parts of the body), extend all over the body (by producing a refreshing sensation).”

25. If it he said that the extension all over the body is admissible in the case of the sandal ointment, as it is in actual contact with some part of the body, but not in the case of the soulwho8ereIationtothe body is not settled; we deny that, on account of a special place for the soul, viz., within the heart, being acknowledged by Scripture beginning with, “Within the heart.”

The extending (of the sensation) of (produced by) the sandal ointment is possible, since it is present in one spot as a whole and in other parts of the body in a not very intense form. But no such definite abode or locality is assigned to the soul in the body. This objection, we reply, is not valid. Scripture acknowledges a special place for the soul, as is seen in the text “Within the heart indeed is this Atman (soul)” (P. U. III — 6).

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