इति सर्वदेवसर्वलोकसर्वभूतसर्ववेदसर्वयज्ञसर्वात्मोपरि वर्तमानतया तत्तच्छरीरकतया तत्तुदन्तरात्मतया तत्तदवेद्यतया तत्तन्नियन्तृतया चैभ्यः सर्वेभ्यो भेदव्यपदेशाच्चायमपहतपाप्मा नारायणः प्रधानात् प्रत्यगात्मनश्चार्थान्तर-भूतो निखिलजगादेककारणमिति सिद्धम् ।
आकाशाधिकरणं प्राणाधिकरणं च ८, ९
आकाशस्तल्लिङ्गात् ॥२३॥
अत एव प्राणः ॥२४॥
out that He is above all gods, all worlds, all beings, all Vedas, all sacrifices, and all souls. He possesses them as His body. He is their Inner-Self. He is not apprehended by them. He is their controller. Thus he is described as different from all these. Hence it is proved, that Narayana who is free from all sins, and who is other than the Pradhana and the individual selves, is the sole cause of the world.
AKASHADHIKARANA 8
AND
PRANADHIKARANA 9
23. Akashastallingat
24. Ata eva pranah
That which is denoted by the word Akasha, (is the Brahman); because His peculiar characteristics (are mentioned in the context in relation to what is denoted by that word). For the same reason (which has been given in the case of Akshara), He, who is denoted by the word Prana (also in the context is the Brahman).
1 पाप्मादिः M 1.
