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छन्दोदर्शनम
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COMMENTARY-SUMMARY TRANSLATION From the Tapas in the form of active intelligence of the Supreme Soul meaningful sound issued. As a result this universe was born in Aditi, the supreme sky. It was unmanifest at the beginning of creation and it became manifest later. This light of the Supreme Brahma wbich illumines this universe, is indivisible, and is to be attained by us by getting merged in it and by realising its existence.
The Supreme Purusha and the roaring sound of Vedas, is referred to in a Rk in the Veda. Cf. "He who brings down the Vedas like rain is bound by three accents of the Vedic Mantra; the Supreme Radiance entered the mortals” (Rg. IV-58-3). “The immortal entered the mortal” (Rg. VIII-48-12). “The immortal is all-pervasive even in the mortal” (Rg. 1-164–30 ). Thus it is possible to realise Him who is self-existent, independent and eternal. And, also, it is possible to receive His grace. This is the teaching of the Upanishads. Cf. “He is attainable by the conviction that He exists, through the principle of the union of the soul with the indwelling Supreme Soul. That union of the soul with the Supreme Soul is attained through grace by faith and strong conviction of His existence" (Katha Up. II-3-13). It is further stated that the union is achieved by the realisation that the external and the internal are one and the same. This is what is meant by the latter half of the mantra and the words therein also indicate it. The whole work is concluded with Saddarśana--the vision of the Supreme Truth.
The concludiug stanzas of the Commentary are:
Like a second Viśvāmitra, Daivarāta Vaišvåmitra, performing Tapas, saw 'the Ķks with the eye of a Seer.
Those Rks are here. They are very deep in meaning, pure and purifying. The Muni Vàsishtha (Ganapati ) decorated them with the Commentary called Anvaya-Bhashya.
Those wise persons of pure mind, who understand this new revelation of mantras by Daivarăta, which is really very deep in significanee, will have all their doubts resolved.
So says Våsishtha Ganapati Muni. Thus ends the Sixth Hymn in the Eighth Section. Thus ends the Eighth Section dedicated to Viśvedevāh.
Thus the whole of Chhando Darśana with Eight Anuvakas and fifty Suktas is complete.
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