तेषामेष सत्यम्' इति । प्राणा 1उदङ्कपाट्यांशःजीवात्मानो वियदादिवदुत्पत्त्यभावात् सत्यम् । तेषामेष सत्यम् ; तेभ्योप्येषं सत्यम्, ज्ञानसंकोचाधभावात् ! अतः 2प्रकृतेयत्तामात्रप्रतिषेधादुभयलिङ्गमेव ब्रह्म3
प्रत्यक्षेण सन्मात्रं ब्रह्मैव गृहते ; अन्यत् सर्वै भ्रान्तमिति 'नेति नेतेि' इति निषेघार्थ 4इत्यत आह-
तदव्यक्तमाह हि
ब्रहास्वरूपं न केनापि प्रमाणेन व्यज्यते ! तथाह हि श्रुतिगणः-
are true. Than them, this (Highest Self) is more true (Brh. II. 3-6). Here the word Pranas denotes the selves. They are real because they are not created like the ether etc. Than these selves, the Highest Self is the Greater Truth; because His knowledge has no shrinking and other changes. Hence the Brahman is said to possess the two-fold characteristics, because His so-muchness only has been denied in the scriptural text.
By the proof of perception is apprehended the Brahman only, who is merely sat (existence). All the rest are illusory. This is the meaning of the statement, of denial 'Not that, not that'. (Brh. II. 3-6). To this objection the reply is this-
22. Tadavyaktamaha hi
That (Brahman) is unmanifested; for, so the scripture declares.
The essential nature of the Brahman cannot be mani- fested by any of the proofs. The scriptural texts state thus-
1 जीवां M2, 2 omittedमात्र A 1, Pr, 3 ब्रह्म omitted A 1, M l, Pr., 4 इत्यत्राह M1
