प्रकाशवच्चावैयथ्यार्तू॥ १९ ॥
यथा "सत्यं ज्ञानम् इति वाक्यावैयथ्याँत् स्वप्रकाशतया ज्ञान- स्वरूपं ब्रह्म, तथा "निरवद्यम् "यः सर्वज्ञः सर्ववितू" "परास्य शक्तिर्विविधैव श्रूयते स्वाभाविकीं ज्ञानबलक्रिया च इत्यादिपर:शत- वाक्यावैयथ्याँत् निरवर्द्यं कल्याणगुणाकरं चेत्युभयलिङ्गमेव ॥
आaaह च तन्मात्रम् ॥ १६ ॥
"सत्यं ज्ञानम् इति ज्ञानस्वरूपतामात्रमाह | नान्यन्निवारयति ; अवेिशेषात् , विरोधाभावाश्चं [!
15. Prakas'avaccavaiyarthyat
The Brahman is of these characteristics like the light, so that the scriptures will not be meaningless.
The scriptural text, 'Truth, knowledge, etc.' (Tait. 1-2-1-1) is not devoid of meaning. Hence Brahman poss- esses the characteristic of knowledge, as He is self-luminous by nature. So also Brahman possesses the two-fold charac- teristics, namely, 'being devoid of evils' and 'being possessed of good qualities'; because the following countless scriptural texts are not devoid of meaning-'He is devoid of evils' (S'vet. VI. 19). 'He, who understands all and knows all' (Mund. 1. 10). 'His supreme power is revealed, indeed, as varied and natural. And so are His knowledge, strength and activity' (S'vet. VI. 8).
16. Aha ca tanmatram
And the text says that only.
The scriptural text, 'Truth, knowledge etc' (Tait. 1-2-1-1) states only that His natural state is knowledge. It 34
