Brahmasūtra2 with Śaṃkara's Śārīrakamīmāṃsābhāṣya and Govindānanda's Ratnaprabhāvyākhyā (with commentary) · Chapter 72

// iti caturthasyādhyāyasya saguṇavidyāvato mṛtasyottaramārgāmidhānākhyastṛtīyaḥ pādaḥ //
caturthe 'dhyāye caturthaḥ pādaḥ /
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caturtho 'dhyāye caturthaḥ pādaḥ /
[atra pāde brahmaprāpti-brahmalokasthitinirūpaṇam]
1 saṃpadyāvirbhāva adhikaraṇam / sū. 1-3
saṃpadyāvirbhāvaḥ svena śabdāt | BBs_4,4.1 |
evam eva eṣa saṃprasādaḥ asmāt śarīrāt samutthāya paraṃ jyotiḥ upasaṃpadya svena rūpeṇa abhiniṣpadyata iti śrūyate /
tatra saṃśayaḥ - kiṃ devalokādi upabhogasthāneṣu iva āgantukena kenacit viśeṣeṇa abhiniṣpadyata āhot ātmamātreṇa iti /
kiṃ tāvat prāptam /
sthānāntareṣu iva āgantukena kenacit rūpeṇa abhiniṣpattiḥ syāt /
mokṣasya api phalatvaprasiddheḥ /
abhiniṣpadyata iti ca utpattiparyāyatvāt /
svarūpamātreṇa cet abhiniṣpattiḥ pūrvāsu api avasthāsu svarūpa anāpāyāt vibhāvyeta /
tasmāt viśeṣeṇa kenacit abhiniṣpadyata iti /
evaṃ prāpte brūmaḥ - kevalena eva ātmana āvirbhavati na dharmāntareṇa iti /
kutaḥ - svena rūpeṇa abhiniṣpadyata iti svaśabdāt /
anyathā hi svaśabdena iti viśeṣaṇam anavakḷptaṃ syāt /
nanu ātmīya abhiprāyaḥ svaśabdo bhaviṣyati /
na /
tasya avacanīyatvāt /
yena eva hi kenacit rūpeṇa abhiniṣpadyate tasya eva ātmīyatva upapatteḥ svena iti viśeṣaṇamna arthakaṃ syāt /
ātmavacanatāyāṃ tu arthavat kevalena eva ātmarūpeṇa abhiniṣpadyate na āgantukena apararūpeṇāpi iti