भेदादिति चेन्न, प्रत्येकमतद्वचनात् ॥ १२ ॥
जीवस्य स्वतोऽपहतपाप्मनोऽपि शरीरसंबन्धित्चाचस्थाभेदाद्यथा दोष- संबन्धः, तथा परस्यापेि "यस्य पृथिवी शरीरम् इत्यादिशरीरसंबन्धि- त्वात् दोष इति चेत्; न, "यस्य पृथिवी शरीरम् इत्यादिषु प्रतिपर्यायं "स त आत्मान्तर्याम्यमृतः इति निर्दोषत्ववचनात् ॥
अपि चैवमेके ॥ १३ ॥
एकस्मिन् शरीरेऽवस्थितयोजीर्वपरयोर्यो विशेष उक्तः ; एवमेके
12. Bhedaditi cenna, pratyekamatadvacanat
Should it be said on account of different states, the imperfections cling to Him; it is not so, because with reference to each of the states, the texts say that the evils are not in Him.
The imperfections do cling to the individual selves, though they are in nature devoid of those imperfections; because the selves are connected with different bodies. In the same way the imperfections cling to the Highest Self also, as He is connected with bodies as stated in the text, 'whose body is the earth' (Brh. V -7 -3) and so on. It is not so. As regards the statement, 'whose body is the earth', there is the counter-statement, 'He is Your Self, the inner controller and the immortal' (Brh. 111-7-3). This statement reveals that He is devoid of imperfections.
13. Api caivameke
Some also declare thus.
The individual selves and the Highest self are encased in the same body. Yet their differential characteristics are
