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TATTVASANGRAHA: CHAPTER XXVI.
It has been argued under Text 3208, that "If it be held that Brahma, Vimu and Shiva are the embodiments of the Veda, eto, ote."
The answer to this is as follows:
TEXTS (3547-3549).
THERE CAN BE NO CONNECTION BETWEEN BRAHMA (AND OTHERS) AND
THE VEDA-(a) BECAUSE THERE IS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM, (6) BECAUSE BOTH ARE REGARDED AS ETERNAL, AND (0) BECAUSE THERE IS NO MUTUAL DEPENDENCE;JUST AS IN THE CASE OF ANY OTHER THING.-THUS IT IS ABSURD TO TALK OF Brahma, ETC. BEING 'EMRODIMENTS OF THE VEDA'.-EQUALLY ABSURD IT IS TO SPEAK OF THE VEDA AS CONSISTING OF ALL KNOWLEDGE'; FOR THE SIMPLE REASON THAT THE MEANING OF THE VEDA CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED.—IT HAS BEEN EXPLAINED THAT (FOR US) THE OMNISCIENT PERSON IS RECOGNISED INDEPENDENTLY BY HIMSELF ; AND HE IS NOT ASSUMED ON THE GROUND OF Brahma AND OTHERS BEING 'EMBODIMENTS OF THE VEDA':-(3547-3549)
COMMENTARY.
If Brahma and others had any connection with the Veda, then alone could they be regarded as the 'Embodiment of the Veda'; as a matter of fact, there can be no connection between these and the Veda. Because there can be only two kinds of connection or relationship among things-(1) that of identity and (2) that of cause and effect--as has been explained before ;-as the two-Brahmi and Veda-are held to be different, the relation between them cannot be that of Identity.--Nor can it be the relation of Cause and Effect; because both are regarded as eternal, and as such cannot derive any benefit from one another, as neither could be in need of the other.
The idea of the Veda consisting of all knowledge this has to be construed with 'is absurd' of the previous sentence.
"Why is it absurd ?”
Because the meaning of the Veda cannot be ascertained';if the meaning of the Veda were ascertained, then alone could it be assumed that it consists of all knowledge. This ascertainment however cannot be got at through any Cognition, as has been pointed out already.
Nor again do we accept the Omniscient Person on the strength of the Veda, as you do. In fact, the Cognition of the Lord is self-born, and honce Ho is omniscient, by Himself;-as we have already explained before.(3547-3549)
It has been argued in Text 3209, that-"Where on one side are Buddha and others who are mortal, where on the other are the three excellent Vedas, etc, etc.".
