Brahma Sutras

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ॐ श्रुतोपनिषत्कगत्यभिधानाच्च ॐ ॥ १.२.१६॥

sanskrit

And because the course to be followed by one who has heard the secret teaching is spoken of.

english translation

OM zrutopaniSatkagatyabhidhAnAcca OM || 1.2.16||

hk transliteration

ॐ अनवस्थितेरसंभवाच्च नेतरः ॐ ॥ १.२.१७॥

sanskrit

None other can be the Person in the eye on account of impermanence and impossibility.

english translation

OM anavasthiterasaMbhavAcca netaraH OM || 1.2.17||

hk transliteration

ॐ अन्तर्याम्यधिदैवादिषु तद्धर्मव्यपदेशात् ॐ ॥ १.२.१८॥

sanskrit

The internal Ruler in the divine and other contexts (is the supreme Self), since the characteristics of that (supreme Self) are spoken of.

english translation

OM antaryAmyadhidaivAdiSu taddharmavyapadezAt OM || 1.2.18||

hk transliteration

ॐ न च स्मार्तं अतद्धर्माभिपालात् ॐ ॥ १.२.१९॥

sanskrit

Neither Pradhana, known from the (Samkhya) Smriti, is the internal Ruler, for qualities that do not belong to Pradhana are spoken of.

english translation

OM na ca smArtaM ataddharmAbhipAlAt OM || 1.2.19||

hk transliteration

ॐ शरीरश्चोभयेऽपि हि भेदेनैनमधीयते ॐ ॥ १.२.२०॥

sanskrit

The embodied soul also (is not the internal Ruler); for the followers of both the recensions read of this one as different.

english translation

OM zarIrazcobhaye'pi hi bhedenainamadhIyate OM || 1.2.20||

hk transliteration