'६]'प्रथमाध्याये प्रथमः पादः ३७
मान्त्रवर्णिकमेव च गीयते ॥ १६ ॥
"सत्यं ज्ञानमनन्तं ब्रह्म " इति मन्त्रवर्णोदितमेव "तस्माद्वा एतस्मात्" इत्यादिनानन्दमय इति गीयते । अतश्च न प्रत्यगात्मा ॥ नेतरोऽनुपपत्ते: ॥ १७ ॥
इतरः प्रत्यगात्मा मन्त्रवर्णोदित इति नाशङ्कनीयम्, " सोऽश्नुते
the individual selves. Therefore the Aandamaya is not the individual self.
16. Mantravarnikameva ca giyate
Because also that the same Being, who is denoted by the words of the Mantra (in the context)) is declared (as the Anandamaya). That same Brahman, who is described by the words of the Mantra, 'The Brahman is Reality, Knowledge,Infinity' is spoken of as the Anandamaya in the passage 'Verily from this' (Tait. 11-1-1). Hence the Anandamaya is not the individual self.
17.Netaronupapatteh
He, who is other (than the Brahman) is not (that Being, who is described by the words of the Mantra) because (in such a case) there would be inappropriate- ness. It should not be doubted that the other (individual self) is denoted by the words of the Mantra. The individual self, either in his state of bondage or in the state of final release, cannot
