siddhantabindu /113
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सिद्धान्तबिन्दु
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139. God, again, is three-fold. Because of the three
fold distinction in the qualities that constitue His
temporary adjunct, He is Vishnu, Brahma or Rudra.
Vishnu is the protector or sustainer, determined by
the causal quality of satva. Brahma the Creator has
the causal quality of rajas as His adjunct. Hiranya-
garbha is not Brahma because he is not the creator
of the subtle (primordial) elements. But as the creator
of the gross elements he is called Brahma, sometimes,
by courtesy. Rudra, the destroyer, has the causal
quality of tamas for his adjunct. Thus one (consciou-
sness) alone has the male forms with four arms, four
faces, five faces and so on and female forms of Sri,
Other endless descents
Bharatī, Bhavānī and so on.
like the fish, the tortoise etc., also manifest in sport
only, for the purpose of blessing the devotees. Thus it
has to be understood. " Of that (infinite) which is
consciousness, One without parts and without a body,
forms are constructed (imagined) for the purpose of
those who worship it".
स एव
१४०. जीवोऽपि त्रिविधः स्वोपाध्यबान्तरभेदेन विश्वतेजसप्राज्ञभेदात् । तंत्र
अविद्यान्त:करणस्थूलशरीरावच्छिन्नो जाग्रदवस्थाभिमानी विश्वः ।
स्थूलशरीराभिमानरहित उपाधिद्वयोपहितः समाभिमानी तेजसः । शरीरा-
न्तःकरणोपाधिद्वयरहितोन्तःकरणसंस्कारवच्छिन्नाविद्यामात्रोपहितः सुषुप्त्य-
भिमानी प्राज्ञः । एतेषां च खतन्त्रोपाधिभेदाभावेन स्वतन्त्रभेदाभावेऽप्यवा-
न्तरोपाधिभेदादेकत्वेऽप्यवान्तरभेदो व्यवहियते । साक्षीतु सर्वानुसन्धाता
सर्वानुगतस्तुरीयाख्य एकविध एव । तत्रोपाधिभेदेनापि न क्वचिद्भेदः,
तदुपाधेरेकरूपत्वात् ।
140. The soul also is threefold because of the internal
distinctions in its adjunct. He is viswa, taijasa or
prajna. With ignorance, the mind and the gross
body for his determinant and identified with the
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139. God, again, is three-fold. Because of the three
fold distinction in the qualities that constitue His
temporary adjunct, He is Vishnu, Brahma or Rudra.
Vishnu is the protector or sustainer, determined by
the causal quality of satva. Brahma the Creator has
the causal quality of rajas as His adjunct. Hiranya-
garbha is not Brahma because he is not the creator
of the subtle (primordial) elements. But as the creator
of the gross elements he is called Brahma, sometimes,
by courtesy. Rudra, the destroyer, has the causal
quality of tamas for his adjunct. Thus one (consciou-
sness) alone has the male forms with four arms, four
faces, five faces and so on and female forms of Sri,
Other endless descents
Bharatī, Bhavānī and so on.
like the fish, the tortoise etc., also manifest in sport
only, for the purpose of blessing the devotees. Thus it
has to be understood. " Of that (infinite) which is
consciousness, One without parts and without a body,
forms are constructed (imagined) for the purpose of
those who worship it".
स एव
१४०. जीवोऽपि त्रिविधः स्वोपाध्यबान्तरभेदेन विश्वतेजसप्राज्ञभेदात् । तंत्र
अविद्यान्त:करणस्थूलशरीरावच्छिन्नो जाग्रदवस्थाभिमानी विश्वः ।
स्थूलशरीराभिमानरहित उपाधिद्वयोपहितः समाभिमानी तेजसः । शरीरा-
न्तःकरणोपाधिद्वयरहितोन्तःकरणसंस्कारवच्छिन्नाविद्यामात्रोपहितः सुषुप्त्य-
भिमानी प्राज्ञः । एतेषां च खतन्त्रोपाधिभेदाभावेन स्वतन्त्रभेदाभावेऽप्यवा-
न्तरोपाधिभेदादेकत्वेऽप्यवान्तरभेदो व्यवहियते । साक्षीतु सर्वानुसन्धाता
सर्वानुगतस्तुरीयाख्य एकविध एव । तत्रोपाधिभेदेनापि न क्वचिद्भेदः,
तदुपाधेरेकरूपत्वात् ।
140. The soul also is threefold because of the internal
distinctions in its adjunct. He is viswa, taijasa or
prajna. With ignorance, the mind and the gross
body for his determinant and identified with the