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"THE REVEALED WORD."
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ORGAN AND THE SOUND; AND HENCE IT COULD NOT BE PRODUCED BY ANYTHING; CONSEQUENTLY THE COGNITION (DUE TO THE EMBELLISHMENT) WOULD BE EVERLASTING.-BECAUSE ALL THIS IS SO, THEREFORE ANY REGULATION OR RESTRICTION OF THE CAPACITY OF THE AIR-CURRENTS, ETC. CANNOT BE POSSIBLE ; AND WHEN WHAT IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IS NOT PRESENT, THE CAPACITY TO ACCOM PLISH IT CAN BE OF NO USE.—(2554-2558)
COMMENTARY * Yada'-Because- Evam Thus,-in the manner just described, this because' has to be construed with tat' therefore, etc. etc. of Text 2558.
How this embellishment is not possible is explained in detail, in the words. Because it is not possible for the embellishment, etc. etc. What is meant is as follows—When the embellishment comes, it could be either different or non-different (from the thing embellished); these are the only two possibi. lities, as the matter does not admit of a third alternative.
In the former case,-i.e. if it is different, there could be no 'embellishment of the auditory organ or of the Word-Sound; because what is brought about is different; and when the Jar is brought about, it is not the Cloth that is embellished. Nor can there be any relationship between the Embellishment and the said two (Auditory Organ and the Word-sound); by virtue of which by the bringing about of the Embellishment, which is their relative, those two could become embellished.-Because, as it has been held to be different, the relationship of the Embellishment with the Auditory Organ or the Word-Sound could not be of the nature of 'identity'; in fact whenever there is a relationship between two different things, it can be only of the nature of Canse and Effect; as there could be no help in any other way. If there were this relation of Cause and Effect between the Embellishment and the other two (Auditory Organ and Word-Sound),—the Embellishment would be there for all time, as its cause, in the shape of the Auditory Organ and the Word-Sound, would be there all the time (both of these being eternal, ex hypothesi).
Under the second alternative (that the Embellishment is not different from the Auditory Organ and the Word-Sound), the difficulty is that
Even under the view, etc. etc. Tadvat-Like the Auditory Organ and the Word-Sound. Asau-the Embellishment and hence, as it would be eternal, the Embellishment could not be produced or brought about by any. thing.
Thus, under the view that Cognitions are produced by the Embellishment, every cognition would be eternal. This is the difficulty in the Embellishment being eternal.
The whole argument is summed up in the words- Therefore any regula. tion or restriction, etc. etc.'-(2554-2558)
The following Texts set forth the arguments in support of the view that Word-Sound is not-eternal.