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"THE REVEALED WORD.”
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again,-is it not the manifesting that is done ? Certainly the manifestation would not fail to be accomplished when done by that. Thus then the only effect that the utterance of the subsequent Letters would have would consist in the repetition of the manifestations--because all of them would be possessed of the same potency; this repetition can be repeated over and over again by the same Letter being repeated ; consequently there would be no need for the utterance of the rest of the letters. Nor will it be right to regard the subsequent Letters as possessed of different potencies; because into what is indivisible and without parts, no new features can be introduced ; and when no new features can be introduced, the assuming of diverse potencies would be useless.-(2718)
All that is said by the other party might happen, if the Manifestation were there; as a matter of fact, however, this Manifestation itself is not possible. This is what is pointed out in the following :
TEXT (2719). THE MANIFESTATION ',-AS IN THE CASE OF LETTERS, -CAN ONLY CONSIST IN THE EMBELLISHMENT OF THE OBJECT OR THE SENSE-ORGAN CONCERNED. AND HERE ALSO, IN REGARD TO THE COGNITION ENVISAGING THE Sphoța, THE SAID MANIFESTATION CAN BE DENIED IN THE SAME WAY (AS IN THE CASE OF
LETTERS).—(2719)
COMMENTARY.
As in the case of Letters'; in connection with Letters, the idea that there is manifestation in the shape of the embellishment of the Object and the Sense-organ' has been refuted by showing that none of the alternatives possible is admissible regarding its capacity or otherwise of bringing about cognitions ;-the same refutation is applicable to the present case also.
The cognition envisaging the Sphota - Tat stands for the Sphota. This is said on admitting (for the sake of argument) that there is such a cognition.
What is meant is as follows:-If there did really appear in consciousness & verbal entity called 'Sphota' as something apart from the Letters,—then its manifestation could be possible; as 'manifestation' would mean *apprehension'. As a matter of fact, however, no such entity appears in Consciousness, -as already explained before. But, let it appear in Consciousness; even so, the said 'manifestation cannot be acceptable; as by its very nature, it cannot be either capable or incapable of being apprehended. -(2719)
The following text sums up the position and proceeds to show that the comprehension of the meaning of words is possible even without the Sphota :