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within. Vyaapak means those that bring about the state of pervasiveness, and vyaapya means, for example, the light in this vessel, when it is taken out of the vessel and diffuses, it becomes vyaapya. As many places it can, it spreads to. It should receive the “scope’, or chance to spread. And what does vyaapak mean? It remains as vyaapak in every living being. It is spread throughout the body. After the Self has expressed, after attaining knowledge of the Self, it remains vyaapya (omnipresent). In reality, the Self is vyaapya (pervasive; omnipresent), but as far as devotees are concerned, only saying ‘vyaapak’ will benefit them.
Prameya-Boundary: Pramaata-the Self
The Atma (Soul) is pramaata. Whereas, what does prameya mean? What is the prameya (limit) for these laborers? You would say that it is as far as their ‘maintenance and the education of their children. So some towards education and some towards the worldly life. This is their prameya (limit) and their atma (self) is confined within those bounds. “Prameya pramaney pramaata thai.' (The self spreads according to the prescribed boundaries). It spreads as the prameya (boundary) enlarges. As the businessman's wealth expands to ten bungalows, factories, cars, money, etc., and his worldly intent (sansarbhaav) increases, the prameya (boundary) will also increase accordingly, and with it, the pramaata (self) will increase. But ultimately, who is regarded as the pramaata (the Self)? It is considered the true pramaata when its light pervades the entire universe! The whole universe is prameya. How much of it is prameya? Only the part that is within the universe (lok), and not the part which is outside the universe (alok). The Atma (Soul) only reaches the limits of the prescribed space (pramaata), which is the universe; it does not venture beyond it.
