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universe was produced from the (primeval) egg, and He (Brahman) created the things. These ignorant men speak untruth. (8)
Those who on arguments of their own maintain that the world has been created, do not know the truth. Nor will (the world) ever perish. (9)
Know that misery arises from wicked deeds? How can those who do not know the origin (of misery) know its prevention ? (10)
Some say that the soul (of him who is) pure will become free from bad Karman (on reaching beatitude), but that in that state it will again become defiled through pleasant excitement or hate. (11)
(According to them 2) he who has lived on earth as a restrained monk, will afterwards become free from Karman. As clear water which was free from defilement becomes again defiled, so (will be the soul). (12)
A wise man should consider that these (heretics) do not lead a life of chastity, and that all these disputants proclaim their own creed in opposition (to the others). (13)
(Others 3 maintain that) perfection can only be reached by their method of religious life, not otherwise; and that even before (that time) they have
? It is not given us by any of the above-mentioned agents whom the opponents believe to have created the world.
* According to Silânka the followers of Gôsâla and the Trairâsikas are meant. The latter are the Gaina followers of the Vaisêshika philosophy. The Trairâsika Sâkhâ was founded by Khaluka Rôhagupta, see part i, p. 290. The name Trairâsika is said to have been given to these philosophers because they admit a third state besides those of the bound and of the liberated.
& According to Silânka the Saivas and Ekadandins are meant.
