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BOTH-GOD AND PRIMORDIAL MATTER,
105
it is always in its own form that the Two operate as Cause.
-what then -(103)
The following might be urged :-" Though it does not serve as the Cause in any other form, yet at the time that it is producing one effect, the capacity necessary for the producing of other effects is not present in it for the time being; that is why the other two effects do not appear at that time."
The answer to this is provided in the following Text
TEXT (104)
IF THERE WERE DISAPPEARANCE OF ANY PARTICULAR POTENOY, THEN
THE CAUSE COULD NEVER BE PRODUCTIVE OF ITS PARTICULAR EFFECT-BECAUSE IT IS DEVOID OF THAT POTENCY AT SOME OTHER TIME; JUST LIKE THE 'SKY-LOTUS
AND SUCH OTHER THINGS.-(104)
COMMENTARY At some other time,- i.e. at the time of the producing of the particular effect meant by the Sankhya.-(104)
The following might be urged :-"Even though all the Potencies are present in Primordial Matter, yet a particular effect is produced only by that particular Potency which becomes manifestly operative and thereby becomes the Cause of that effect; thus it is that there is no simultaneity in the appearance of effects."
The answer to this is provided in the following Text:
TEXT (105)
IF THE manifested form of the Potency HAD THAT SAME (PRIMORDIAL MATTER AND GOD) FOR ITS CAUSE, THEN, THAT WOULD CONTINUE TO BE THERE AT ALL TIMES, BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY OF
THE CAUSE, WHICH IS ETERNAL.—(105)
COMMENTARY.
The 'manifested form of Satta and other Attributes that you speak of-cannot be said to be eternal; because these are found to appear at only certain timez; then, in regard to the coming into existence of this manifested form', there are only three alternatives : they could be either (a) produced by the same cause,- Primordial Matter and Godor (b) produced by some other Cause,-or (c) they would be self-sufficient.-(a) Under the first of these alternatives, the said 'manifested form' would always be there, because its
