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“THE REVEALED WORD.”
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of such manifestation has been already rejected.-Similarly, in the bringing about of cognitions, eternal words can serve no useful purpose ; as has been explained on several occasions.-(2735-2736)
It has been argued by the Mimāmsaka, under Text 2310, that"It has to be explained what the Word-Sound is which is being proved to be perishable, etc. etc.".
The answer to this is as follows:
TEXTS (2737-2739).
THE INADMISSIBILITY OF THE REASON IN RESPECT OF ITS SUBSTRATUM
WHICH HAS BEEN SOUGHT TO BE PROVED BY THE PUTTING FORWARD OF A NUMBER OF LIKELY ALTERNATIVES REGARDING THE NATURE OF THE SUBJECT' (WORD), IS ALL DUE TO IGNORANCE OF THE REAL CHARACTER OF Inference ; BECAUSE THE SUBJECT' IS ALWAYS THAT WHICH ACTUALLY APPEARS (IN CONSCIOUSNESS). WHAT ACTUALLY APPEARS IN CONSCIOUSNESS IS WELL-KNOWN, WITHOUT COGITATION; EVEN ORDINARY FISHERMEN KNOW THAT THAT ALONE CAN FORM THE SUBJECT ':--AND YET, IT IS ON THIS VERY POINT TRAT DISPUTE HAS ARISEN AMONG BABBLERS. THERE CAN BE NO DISPUTE REGARDING A THING WHERE DIVERSITY IS CREATED ONLY THROUGH ONE'S WHIM.—(2737-2739)
COMMENTARY.
When the 'Subject' has been indicated in the unqualified form, the setting up of a number of alternatives regarding its qualification constitutes a 'Futile Rejoinder'. This is what is pointed out in the following -
TEXTS (2740-2742).
WHEN THE SUBJECT 'HAS BEEN SPOKEN OF WITHOUT QUALIFICATIONS,
THE SETTING UP OF ALTERNATIVES REGARDING QUALIFICATIONS WOULD PUT A STOP TO ALL INFERENTIAL PROCESSES.-EVEN WITH REGARD TO THE (Mimāmsaka's) INFERENCE THAT-"THE IDEA DERIVED FROM THE VEDIC INJUNCTION MUST BE RIGHT, BECAUSE IT IS BROUGHT ABOUT BY CAUSES FREE FROM DEFECT", -SEVERAL SUCH ALTERNATIVES COULD BE URGED AGAINST HIM, AS IF THE Subject is MEANT TO BE THE COGNITION brought about by Injunctions that are eternal and related to eternal denotations, THEN THE PROBANS IS ONE WHOSE SUBSTRATUM IS NOT ADMITTED BY THE OTHER PARTY. (2740-2742)
COMMENTARY.
The Injunction is itself eternal,--and is related to the eternal denotation, in the shape of the Universal' ;-the cognition brought about by such
