तदापीतेः संसारव्यपदेशात् ॥ ८ ॥
अर्चिरादिगमनेन ब्रह्मप्राप्तेः प्राक् शरीरसंबन्धव्यपदेशात् तदमृतत्वा- देिवचनमुक्तप्रकारमेव ॥
सूक्ष्मं प्रमाणतश्च तथोपलब्धेः ॥ ९ ||
शरीरादुत्क्रान्तस्यापि सूक्ष्मशरीरमनुवर्तते, अन्यथा गत्यनुपपतेः । न केवलं गत्यनुपपत्तिमात्रं सूक्ष्मशरीरवत्त्वे प्रमाणम्, चन्द्रमसा संवादादि- प्रमाणान्तरतश्च सूक्ष्मशरीरवत्त्वोपलब्धेः " तं प्रति ब्रूयात् " " सत्यं ब्रूयात् इति ||
8. Tadapiteh samsaravyapadesat
It is so; since upto the union with that Brahman is stated the continuance of Sams'ara.
The self is connected with the body until he reaches the Brahman by traversing the path of light, etc. Therefore the statements on immortality etc. should be explained in the way mentioned above.
9. Suksmam pramanatas'ca tathopalabdheh
And the subtle body persists, on account of it being so observed in the scriptures.
A subtle body persists even after his departure from the gross body; otherwise he cannot traverse by the path. A subtle body is accepted not only by this reason but also because the other proofs, are observed in the scriptures such as the conversation with the moon etc. that establish the existence of a subtle body after departure. The scriptural text
