I.1.8
हेयत्वावचनाच्च |
Heyatvaavachanaachcha
And (the pradhana cannot be denoted by the word 'self') because it is not stated (by the scriptures) that It (Sat) has to be discarded
Heyatva (हेयत्व) : fitness to be discarded; Avachanat (आवचनात्) : not being stated (by the scriptures); Cha (च) : and;
Commentary:
If the preceptor intended to make his disciple understand the Self step by step from grosser to subtler truths through the non-self he would definitely state in the end that the Self is not of the nature of the Pradhana and that the Pradhana must be discarded. But no such statement is made in the scriptures. If ‘that’ or Sat means Pradhana (matter) the Srutis should teach us to turn away from it. But it is not the case.
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