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��104 VIVEKACHUDAMANI
231. Th:s universe is verily Brahman — such is the august pronouncement of the Atharva Veda. Therefore this universe is nothing but Brahman, — for that which i& superimposed (on something) has no sepa- rate existence from its substratum.
[ The reference is to Mundaka (II. ii. ii), which IS one of the Upanishads belonging to the Atharva
Veda. ]
232. If the universe were real as it is, there would be no cessation of the dualistic element, the Scriptures would be falsified, and the Lord Himself would become guilty of an untruth : None of these three is con- sidered either desirable or wholesome by the noble-minded.
S^ No cessation...... clement — The world as it i»
would become real, and as such could never be des- iroyed. Hence the duality wjih all its ugly features would persist.
Scriptures...... falsified — According to staoDch
AdvaJtins the numerous Advakic texts of the Sniiss*, inculcating the highest philosophic thought, are alone considered as bearing out the true im)>OTt o£
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