Note 170 — SA@NKARA'S INTRODUCTION (continued 3)

Footnote 170:

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If the individual soul were meant by the abode of heaven, earth, &c., the statement regarding Îsvara made in the passage about the two birds would be altogether abrupt, and on that ground objectionable. The same difficulty does not present itself with regard to the abrupt mention of the individual soul which is well known to everybody, and to which therefore casual allusions may be made.—I subjoin Ânanda Giri's commentary on the entire passage: Jîvasyopâdhyaikyenâvivakshitatvât tadjñânezpi sarvajñânasiddhes tasyâyatanatvâdyabhâve hetvantaram vâkyam ity âsa@nkya sûtrena pariharati kutasketyâdinâ. Tad vyâkashte dyubhvâdîti. Nirdesam eva darsayati tayor iti. Vibhaktyartham âha tâbhyâm keti. Sthityesvarasyâdanâj jîvasamgrahezpi katham îsvarasyaiva visvâyatanatvam tadâha yadîti. Îsvarasyâyanatvenâprakritatve jîvaprithakkathanânupapattir ity uktam eva vyatirekadvârâha anyatheti. Jîvasyâyatanatvenâprakritatve tulyânupapattir iti sa@nkate nanviti. Tasyaikyârtham lokasiddhasyânuvâdatvân naivam ity âha neti. Jîvasyâpûrvatvâbhâvenâpratipâdyatvam eva prakatayati kshetrajño hîti. Îsvarasyâpi lokavâdisiddhatvâd apratipâdyatety âsa@nkyâha îsvaras tv iti.