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TATTVASANGRAHA: CHAPTER XXVI.
-HERE THEN IS YULLY ESTABLISHED THE EXISTENCE OF THE OMNISCIENT PERSON, WHO IS THE CREST-JEWEL OY ALL Suras AND Asuras. AND WHOSE SINGLE COGNITION COMPREHENDS ALL THAT IS KNOWABLE.-(3447-3449)
COMMENTARY.
The highest stage of the development of the Conception is represented by the cognition in question. Even in the absence of co-ordination, the Bahrorihi compound is based upon the sense of the words. The meaning thus is that all things are such as are clearly manifested in the single cognition that represents the highest stage of the Conception. And the Person in whose one cognition all things become clearly manifested in this way is one whose single cognition comprehends all that is knowable', and who is the crest.jewel of all Suras and Asuras'; and this Person is thus proved to be 'omniscient':-(3447-3449)
TEXT (3450).
Dharma AND OTHER THINGS MUST HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO SOME PERSON, WITHOUT ANY VERBAL EXPRESSIONS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN TAUGHT BY TRUTHFUL MEN, LIKE THE PURITY OF GOLD AND
SUCH THINGS.-(3450)
COMMENTARY.
Or, things that have been taught by truthful men must have been known to some one, like the purity of gold and such things and Dharma and other things have been taught by truthful men;-hence this is a Reason based upon the nature of things.-(3450)
The following might be urged—“It is possible that the Teachers have taught Dharma, ete. after learning it from the Veda; hence your argument is futile".
The answer to this is as follows:
TEXT (3451).
IT HAVING BEEN PROVED THAT THE VEDA IS THE WORK OF A HUMAN BEING, OUR ARGUMENT IS NOT PROVING WHAT IS ALREADY PROVED (AND HENCE TUTILE). MERE RANDOM TEACHING OF WHAT
IS NOT KNOWN CANNOT BE ALWAYS TRUE.(3451)
COMMENTARY.
Under the chapter on the 'Revealed Word', it has been proved that the Veda is the work of a human being; hence our present argument is not futile'.
