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41. The flame of knowledge, which blazes from the Spirit nothing exists; just as one knows forth when the contemplation is unceasingly rub- that earthen pots, &c. &c. are essentially) earth, bed upon the fuel of the Soul, consumes all the so All is the essential Spirit. stubble of ignorance.
48. He who knows this, is the Life-emanci42. When, by means of knowledge, as by a pated-self. He layeth the qualities of the former ray of morning light, the full darkness has been Upddhis altogether aside: and through the inner dispelled, the Spirit shall shine forth of itself essence-spirit, &c. &c. he is a participator of the on high, like the Sun.
condition of Brahma :-like the bee, (which from 43. The Spirit is alway attainable, notwith- being an insect at first) has arrived at what standing through ignorance it becomes unattain- now it is. able; when this has been destroyed, it shall shine 49. Having crossed the sea of fascination, forth, from thence, attainable, like the (forgot- and having slain the giants "Inclination," ten) jewel upon the neck.
"Aversion," &c. &c., the Wise shall forth, mar41. The Jiva-Atma erroneously appears in ried to Tranquillity, delighting in the Spirit. the Brahma, just as the form of) a man in a 50. Extinguishing his 'inclination for exterpillar of timber; when, however, the true formnal changeable pleasure, and securely reposing in of the Jiva-Atma is understood, this (error) will Spirit-pleasure, (such a one) shall alway shine vanish.
forth clearly therein, like the light which stands 45. By the knowledge which springs from in & vessel secure. an experimental grasping of the Supreme sub- 51. Although still involved in the Upúdhi stance, the ignorance which says “I” and (i.e. corporeity), the Muni (i.e. wisdom-perfected "mine" is quickly dispelled ; just as the rising sage) may remain uncontaminated by its natural sun removes embarrassments (with reference to qualities, (just like the æther, which, although the region of the heavens).
it pervades the most unclean things, is never46. The Wise, having attained perfect dis- theless uncontaminated). And although he cernment, peroeives the totality of things to rest knows all, yet like a (disinterested) imbecile in himself, and with the eye of knowledge he will he stand aside, and clinging (to no sensual perceives All as the one Self.
thing) (he) passes through (them) like the 47. All this world is the Spirit, and distinct | wind.
Commentary. 41. The commentator remarks: "The soul, with 4 7. As out of the same clay vessels of different reference to the mental faculties bound up with it, kinds and names are made, so out of the same is here compared to very inflammable woods (here Brahma are produced the variously named and contemplation). This fire consumes not only the variously formed things of this world. The clay contemplation, but also the mental faculties (or is Karana (cause, and even material cause); the Spirit-powers); then Aparóksa-Jndna or pure In- vessels are Karja (effects, things formed). So is tuition arises."
Brahma the material cause of the world, and there43. The commertator remarks: "A simile for fore proceeding from it, as the thing made of it, the Brahma, which, though forgetting itself, is not and of various forms.
" separate from it, is found in the words of the poet, 49. This strophe refers to the history of Râma, viz. :
which is here symbolically explained. Sitâ calls Where is the Lord P say'st thou, my Soul, up in our mind the Santi-Tranquillity--and the Like those who go about demanding
kingdom of Ayodhyâ (“the Unconquerable)", in Where am IP"
which Rama subsequently rules happily accord45. Anubhava (empirical grasping) is the third ing to the commentator the impalpable) Spirit in part of Salvation-lore (Śruti, Yukti, Anubhava); which the Life-freed-being rejoices. one arrives at it by the three means to salvation, 51. The commentator remarks: “Here the i.e. Hearing, Meditation, and Methodical Contem- teacher meets the scholar's question, In what plation.
condition, then, is the freed-life-Soul until the guilt
I Which emits fire by friction with other wood.
5 "The undeveloped energy of the clay is developed (in the pitcher formed from it). In common lifo they will call that clay, 'pitcher. This is a mere phrase, and so is the distinction of the pitcher. Whenever you forget the cur.
rent names and shapes, and see (in a vessel formed from the clay) nothing but clay, then this is true reality ; forgetting the different Jiva-fictions, you will assume the share of Spirit."-Kaivaljanavanita, Graul's Trans.
