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EXAMINATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF SELF-SUFFICIENT VALIDITY'. 1297
TEXT (2873). "VASUDEVA HIMSELF HAS DEPRECATED SUCH A SUSPICIOUS NATURE ; IN THE WORDS-NEITHER THIS WORLD, NOR THE NEXT-O SON OF Kunti, -IS FOR THE MAN OF SUSPICIOUS NATURE'."
-(2873)
COMMENTARY. Vasudāva'-Vişnu. Son of Kunti'-- Arjuna.-(2873)
Objection - "If that is so, then there should be no suspicion of sublation regarding the first Cognition also ; and thus there should be validity of all Cognitions". Answer:
TEXTS (2874-2875).
"WHEN IN REGARD TO A COGNITION, A CERTAIN SUBLATION IS POSS BLE, AND ON BEING SOUGHT FOR, IS NOT FOUND, THEN IN REGARD TO THAT COGNITION (IT HAS TO BE CONCLUDED THAT ITS SUBLATER DOES NOT EXIST]; AND IN REGARD TO SUCH A THING, INVESTIGATORS DESIRING THEIR OWN WELFARE SHOULD NOT TAKE THEIR STAND UPON IMAGINING THAT SUCH SUBLATION MIGHT APPEAR AT SOME TIME."
-(2874-2875)
COMMENTARY.
Yatra-in regard to a certain Cognition,-it a certain sublation is likely; but on being sought for, it is not found to appear then, in regard to that Cognition, it should be concluded that the sublater does not exist - this has to be taken as understood.-(2874-2875)
Question "How much of sublation is possible and in regard to which Cognition ?" Answer:
TEXT (2876). “PLACE, TIME, MAN AND CIRCUMSTANCES ---DIVERSITIES OF THESE ARE MET WITH IN ACTUAL EXPERIENCE; HENCE WHEN ONE IS SEEKING TOR SUBLATION, HE SHOULD SEEK FOR THEM
IN THESE."-(2876)
COMMENTARY. The compound- Desha, etc. etc.'-is to be expounded as Diversities of 'Place, Time, Man, and Circumstances '-(2876)
