२०२ वेदान्तसारः [अधि. आत्माधिकरणम् ३ नात्मा श्रुतेर्नित्यत्वाच्च ताभ्यः ॥ १८ ॥ नात्मोत्पद्यते, ' न जायते म्रियते ' इति श्रुते: ; ' नित्यो नित्यानाम् ' इत्यादिश्रुतिभ्यो नित्यत्वावगतेश्च ॥ ज्ञाधिकरणम् ४ ज्ञोऽत एव ॥! १९ ॥ ' अथ यो वेदेदं जिघ्राणीति स आत्मा ' ' मनसैतान् कामान्
ATMADHIKARANA 3 18. Natma sruternityatvacca tabhyah The self is not born; because he is thus heard from the scriptural texts and on account of eternity, which results from them. The self is not born, because we hear Him unborn from the scriptural statement, ' He is neither born nor dead ' (Kath. 1-2-18). He is also apprehended to be eternal ; because there are tbe texts, ' Eternal among the eternals ' (Svet. VI.13) etc. JNADHIKARANA 4 19. Jnota eva For the same reason, the individual self is in. variably the knower. The self, either in the state of bondage or in the state of Mukti (i.e. final release), is invariably the knower. Thus he is heard from the scriptural text, ·' Now, he who knows, ' let me smell this' 'he is the self ' (Chand. VIII.12.4). 'He,
