| 6. That the sun
illumines not, nor the moon, nor fire ; That is My Supreme Abode to which
having gone none return. The sun, though possessed of the power of illumining
all does not illumine that .abode; the abode of Light That abode to which
having gone none return, and which the sun and other (luminous bodies) do
not illumine, is the Highest abode of Vishnu. Jivas is a rap of the Lord.
It has been said to which having gone none return. But, as everybody knows,
going ultimately leads to returning, union to disunion. How can it be said
that there is no returning of those who have reached that abode TListen
; how that may be is thus explained: In integral portion of Myselfof the
Supreme Self, of Narayana; is the eternal Jiva (individual soul) in samsara,
manifesting himself in every one as the doer and enjoyer. He is like the
sun reflected in water ; the reflected sun is but a portion of the real
sun ; and on the removal of water the reflected sun returns to the original
sun and remains as that very sun: Or, it is like the akasa (space) in the
jar, which is limited by the upadhi of the jar. This akasa of the jar is
but a portion of the infinite akasa and becomes one with the latter on the
destruction of the jar which is the cause of limitation; then it returns
no more. Thus the statement to which having gone none return is quite explicable.(Objection):How
can there be a portion of the Supreme Self who has no parts ? If He has
parts, He would be liable to destruction on the separation of parts.(Answer):Our
theory is not open to this objection ; for, it is only a portion limited
by the upadhi set up by avidya ; it is a portion as it were, an imaginary
portion. This truth was established at length in the thirteenth discourse,
How Jiva dwells in the body and departs front it. |
