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XII, 98.
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95. All those traditions (smriti) and all those despicable systems of philosophy, which are not based on the Veda, produce no reward after death; for they are declared to be founded on Darkness.
96. All those (doctrines), differing from the (Veda), which spring up and (soon) perish, are worthless and false, because they are of modern date.
97. The four castes, the three worlds, the four orders, the past, the present, and the future are all severally known by means of the Veda.
98. Sound, touch, colour, taste, and fifthly smell are known through the Veda alone, (their) production (is) through the (Vedic rites, which in this respect are) secondary acts.
SUPREME BLISS.
asakyam apaurusheyatvât, Nand.). Aprameyam, 'beyond (the sphere of human) comprehension,' may, according to the commentators, mean either that the Veda can never be fully known, on account of the number of its branches and of the depth of its meaning, or that it cannot be understood by human reasoning alone, but requires the help of grammar of the Mîmâmsâ and so forth.
95. As an example of false traditions Medh. names 'rules such as "Heavenly bliss is attained by worshipping Kaityas," which occur in the Sobha and other Siddhântas of the Nirgranthas (Digambara Gainas).' 'Despicable systems of philosophy,' e. g. 'that of the Kârvâkas' (Kull.). Pretya,' after death' (paraloke, Gov., Kull.), means according to Medh. prakarsham prâpya, ' after attaining eminence.' Medh. mentions the explanation adopted above as that of others,' and adds that it requires the reading prete.
97. Nâr. and Râgh. explain prasidhyati, 'are made known,' by gâyate, are produced.' Gov. and Kull. point to III, 76.
98. I read with all the commentators prasidhyanti instead of prasûyante (Indian editions). The last words of the verse are extremely doubtful. Medh. reads prasûtir gunakarmatah, and Gov. seems to have adopted the same version, though the text of the Puna MS. has prabhûtagunakarmatah. Kull. and Râgh. give prasûtigunakarmatah; Nand. prasûtigunakarmabhih, and Nâr. prasûtigunadharmatah, with which reading a var. lect., mentioned by Medh., prasûtegunadharmatah may have originally agreed. In concluding his note on the
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