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“THE REVEALED WORD."
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TEXTS (2407-2409). FROM ALL THIS IT FOLLOWS THAT THE REASONS IN SUPPORT OF (1) THE
VEDA NOT BEING THE WORK OF A PERSON, (2) OF THERE BEING ONLY A MANIFESTATION OF IT, AND (3) OF ITS BEING ETERNAL-AS ALSO (4) OF THE ETERNAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE WORDS AND ITS MEANING, -HAVE ALL BHEN SET FORTH USELESSLY. BECAUSE, EVEN IF THE VEDA HAS ALL THIS CHARACTER, IT CANNOT BE ACCEPTED TO BE THE SOURCE OF TRUE KNOWLEDGE; AS HAS BEEN JUST STATED IN DETAIL. HENCE WE ARE NOT PAYING MUCH ATTENTION TO THE REFUTATION OF THIS IDEA OF THE VEDA NOT BEING THE WORK OF A PERSON). WHO WOULD EVER CARE TO REFUTE WHAT HAS NO BEARING UPON THE MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION !-(2407-2409)
COMMENTARY.
(1) The idea of its not being the work of a Person, (2) the idea that there is manifestation of it, and (3) the idea that it is eternal ;-the Reasons in support all this.-Südhana' being that by which something is proved, i.e. Reason, Probans.-Various kinds of such Reasons have been shown above already.
Tasmin' even if all this be true.- Asya' of the Veda. Upagamyate cannot be accepted. Vyāsatah '-in detail.
Etatpratiksēpē'-to the refutation of all this idea of the Veda not being the work of a Person and so forth.
Even if all this is true, what is wanted by the Mimämsaka is not accom. plished ;-and as this has been explained already; if a further refutation of all this were done, it would be of no use in the present discussion.-(2407-2409)
This same idea is further explained
TEXTS (2410-2411).
THE QUESTION THAT IS BEING CONSIDERED NOW IS THE IDEA OF THE VEDA BEING THE SOURCE OF RIGHT KNOWLEDGE ; AND IT HAS BEEN PROVED THAT IT CANNOT BE SO, EVEN IF IT BE NOT THE WORK OF A PERSON. WHAT LITTLE IS SAID IN THIS CONNECTION (BY THE OTHER PARTY) IN SHEER VANITY, -ALL THAT VANISHES IN THIS SAME WAY, FOR ALL MEN OF KEEN INTELLECTUAL
VISION.—(2410-2411)
COMMENTARY.
Ahopurusika'-vanity.--The nominal affix 'vun' being due to the term being included under the 'Manojña' group.
