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The meaning being so, it can be clearly understood that the Soul is separate or different from the body.
On hearing the words of the Lord in this way, Váyubhūti became free from the doubt whether the body itself is Atma
it is different from the body. He was now convinced that Almā is different from the body. Becoming thus free froni his doubt Vāyubhati, with his five hundred disciples accepted Diksā.
End of Discussion with the Third Ganadhara.
Discussion with Ganadhara Vyakta Coming to know that Indrabhūti and his two brothers Agnibhâtı and Vāyubhâtı had renounced the world, the fourth scholar named Vyakta, thought:- The person whose disciples Indrabhûti and his two brothers have become, deserves veneration from me also. I must approach him and get my doubt solved. Thinking thus, Arya Vyakta accompanied by his five hundred pupils went to the Lord.
पञ्चसु भूतेषु तथा, सन्दिग्धं व्यक्तसंबकं विबुधम् ।
ऊचे विभुर्यथास्थं वेदार्थ किं न भावयसि ? ।। १ ।। Pancasu bhūtésu tathā sandigdham Vyakta-saninakam vibudham Ūcó vibhu-r-yathāstham Vedārtham kim na bhāvayasi ?
To the learned man named Vyakta, who had a doubt whether the five elements existed or not. the Lord said "Why do you not realise the correct meaning of the Vedas? Your doubt is the outcome of contradictory Védic statements. The Vedic sentence is as follows :
येन स्वप्नोपमं वै सकलं, इत्येष ब्रह्मविधिरञ्जसा विज्ञेयः । Yéna svapnopamam vai sakalam, ityéşa Brahma-vidhi--r-anjasă vijnyéyaḥ 1
Because of the above-mentioned Vedic statement you think that the five elements do not exist.
You interpret it as follows: --
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