Scripture) declares the permanency uniform experience through eternity (of the blessedness) of the released, thus do the Perception of the wise and Inference show.

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21. (Scripture) declares the permanency uniform experience through eternity (of the blessedness) of the released, thus do the Perception of the wise and Inference show.

Scripture says that the released is meditating on the Lord thus: “He remains singing this psalm”, (Tait. III.10), and there is neither increase nor diminution of bliss, etc., enjoyed by the released; on the other hand their state of blessedness is the same unchanging one through eternity. This is said in the Jabala Shruti: “And this released soul who has attained to Brahman in this world of heaven has no birth, no death, no decrease, no increase, but he is always in the same unshaken state of blessedness, always seeing Brahman as the highest, and contemplating Him as his Lord; and of him who thus sees and contemplates Brahman for ever, their is neither increase nor decrease;” also in the Mokshadharma: “That is heaven having attained to which the soul has no death, no birth, does not decrease or increase.” Moreover there is the authority of Direct Perception of the wise and of Inference by others as to the absence of causes that could change the released. Accordingly the Brahma-Vaivarta says: “The released never undergo either increase or decrease; for that is known to be true from the perception of the wise and the inference drawn from the absence of the causes of change; and the contemplation of the Supreme in that world is but eternal bliss; it is not the means to an end; for there it does not proceed from fear of evil; therefore it is but the end.”

22. And on account of (tie Shruti containing) the indicatory circumstance, viz., the uniformity of experience in all the blessings enjoyed, (there exists no cause of increase or decrease of the blessedness of the released).

Further there is nothing against the unchangeableness of the heavenly state from the variety of enjoyments; for amidst all the variety of enjoyments, the equality, i.e. the unchangeableness of the released is distinctly pointed out by the Shruti thus: “Having entered into this blissful Lord, he has no birth again, no death, no decrease, no increase, eats what he likes, drinks what he chooses, sports as it pleases him or ceases to do anything at his will.” (Tait. V. II. 8). The Kurma Purana says: “That the released have no increase or decrease is the rule; any occasional peculiarity, however, is not denied of them.” The Narayana Tantra has the following “The change of increase and decrease like the ebb and flow of a current does not in any respect occur in the state of the released; nor is there anything undesirable in it at any time; and there is absolutely no touch of misery; for bliss only shines upon them for ever. However there may be peculiarity in the different particulars of blessings enjoyed; (while the consciousness of being blessed is one throughout).”

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