Chapter 3 Section 3 Adhikarana 8
Adhikarana 8 of Chapter 3, Section 3. The self and the Supreme Self
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WisdomLib.org (Swami Vireshwarananda, 1936) · Chapter Brahma Sutras 3.3 · Verse 3.3.16
आत्मगृहीतिरितरवत्, उत्तरात् ॥ १६ ॥
(In the Aitareva Upanishad 1.1) the Supreme Self is meant, as in other texts (dealing with creation), on account of the subsequent qualification.
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Brahma Sutra 3.3.17
WisdomLib.org (Swami Vireshwarananda, 1936) · Chapter Brahma Sutras 3.3 · Verse 3.3.17
अन्वयादिति चेत्, स्यात् अवधारणात् ॥ १७ ॥
If it be said that because of the context (the Supreme Self is not meant, but Hiranyagarbha), (we reply that) it is so (i.e. the Supreme Self is meant) on account of the definite statement (that the Atman alone existed at the beginning).
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