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 ADH1KARANA. VII. Antaradhikarana. It is certainly not possible for the individual selves- who possess very little merit to create the world out of their own free will, to be associated with unsurpassable bliss, to form the cause of fear and of fearlessness, &c. Nevertheless, such a thing may surely be possible in the case of the Sun, Indra, Prajapati, and other such (individual selves) who possess peculiarly valuable merit.

He (the Sutrakara} disproves this aforesaid supposition thus :

'''Sutra 21. Antastaddharmopadesat.''' He (i. e. the Person; who is within (the Sun and the eye is the Brahman), because His attributes are declared (in the context).399

It is revealed in the Chhandogya thus :- "This Person who is seen within the Sun, He is brilliant like gold, has a golden beard, and has golden hairs, and is altogether golden even to the very tips of His nails. His two eyes are like the lotus just opened by the sun. His name is High. This same above-mentioned Person is risen above all sins. He who knows (Him) thus rises indeed above all sins. The Rik and the Saman are the two psalms in praise of Him This is what relates to Him as He is in the gods. Now this is what relates to Him as He is in

399. The context referred to here is Chhandogyaml'panishad. f, 6 & 7.