प्रयोजनवत्वाधिकरणम् १०
न प्रयोजनवत्वात् ॥३२॥
ब्रह्माणोऽवाप्तसमस्तकामत्वेन 1सृष्टौ प्रयोजनाभावात् ब्रह्म न कारणम् ॥
लोकवत्तु लीलाकैवल्यम् ॥३३॥
2अवाप्तसमस्तकामस्यापि 3लीलाप्रयोजनत्वे नैरपेक्ष्यं संभवति, लोके केवललीलायै कन्तुकाद्यारम्भदर्शनात् । अस्यात्मतृप्तस्यावाप्तसमस्तकामत्वं4
PRAYOJANAVATTVADHIKARNA 10
32. Na prayojanavattvat
The Brahman is not the cause on account of the
world having the nature of what depends on a motive.
The Brahman has all His wishes fulfilled. Therefore there is no use in creating the world. Hence the Brahman is not the cause of the creation, etc. of the world.
33. Lokavattu lilaakaivalyam
But it is mere sport, as in ordinary worldly life.
As regards the creation of the world, sport can be the
motive, though He has all wishes fulfilled. Hence, it is
appropriate to say that He does not expect any thing to gain
by the creation etc. of the world. In ordinary life balls etc.
are used in games for mere sport. In the case of Him,
who is self-satisfied, ' fulfilment of all wishes ' means ' the
1 सृष्टिप्रयोजनाभावात् A 1, M 2.
2 आप्त M 3
3लीलाया: सृष्टिप्रयोजनत्वे A 1
4 अवाप्तकामत्वं M 2.
