वचसो भवन्ति' इति प्रतिवचनम् । 1तयोरुतरैः सूत्रैरर्थोऽभिव्यज्यते । स' चायमर्थः-जीवो ब्राह्मणादिदेहस्थो 2यागदानादिकर्मकृत्3 4तत्तत्फल- भोगायास्माद्देहादुत्थाय5 गच्छन्, एतद्देहस्थाभिर्भूतान्तरसंसृष्टाभिः सूक्ष्मा- काराभिरद्भिः 6संपरिष्वक्तोऽग्नित्वेन 7रूपितं द्युलोकं 8प्राप्य, ताभिरेवा- मृतमयदेहाकारपरिणताभिरद्भिः परिष्वक्तो देवानां 9शेषत्वमुपगम्य, तैः सह तत्रत्यभोगमनुभूय, कर्मावसाने भुक्तशिष्टब्राह्मणादियोनिप्रापककर्मणा
'oblation water becomes to be called person (Chand. V-9-1).
The purport of the question and answer is indicated in the subsequent Sutras. The purport is this- ' The individual selves enveloped with the bodies of Brahman etc. perform the sacrifice, gifts etc. Then in order to enjoy the fruits of these actions in other world, he starts from this body for other world. Then being embraced with water of the subtle state mixed with the redimentary other elements he reaches the heaven (dyuloka), that has been mentioned figuratively as fire. There he becomes embraced with the water that becomes modified into the body of the nature of Amruta (deathlessness) and becomes subservient to the gods. There he enjoys the fruits of his actions along with the gods. When his Karmans are practically exhausted he becomes born again in the world of Karman, as Brahmana, etc. along with a portion of his unspent Karmans which effects
1तयो: omitted M 2, Pr. 2स्वाहा M 2, Pr. 3कृत्वा M 1. 4तत्फल, A 1, M 1. 5स्वाद्देहादुत्थाय M 1. 6सं omitted A 1, M 2. 7नेिरूपित M 3, निरूपितं Pr, 8प्राप्ताभिः A 1.. 9शेषभावं A 1, M 1,
