Brahma Sutras

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ॐ उत्क्रमिष्यत एवं भावादित्यौडुलोमिः ॐ ॥ १।४।२१॥

sanskrit

Audulomi says that (the statement about the identity of the individual soul and the supreme Self occurs in the beginning) since this state of identity comes to the soul when it departs from the body.

english translation

OM utkramiSyata evaM bhAvAdityauDulomiH OM || 1|4|21||

hk transliteration

ॐ अवस्थितेरिति काशकृत्स्नः ॐ ॥ १.४.२२॥

sanskrit

Kasakritsna thinks (the statement about the identity in the beginning of the text is in order) because of the existence of the supreme Self as the individual soul.

english translation

OM avasthiteriti kAzakRtsnaH OM || 1.4.22||

hk transliteration

ॐ प्रकृतिश्च प्रतिज्ञादृष्टान्तानुपरोधात् ॐ ॥ १.४.२३॥

sanskrit

Brahman must be the material cause as well, so as not to contradict the proposition and the illustration.

english translation

OM prakRtizca pratijJAdRSTAntAnuparodhAt OM || 1.4.23||

hk transliteration

ॐ अभिध्योपदेशाच्च ॐ ॥ १.४.२४॥

sanskrit

This is also understood from the teaching about the wilt to create.

english translation

OM abhidhyopadezAcca OM || 1.4.24||

hk transliteration

ॐ साक्षाच्चोभयाम्नानात् ॐ ॥ १.४.२५॥

sanskrit

And because both (origin and dissolution) are taught directly (from Brahman).

english translation

OM sAkSAccobhayAmnAnAt OM || 1.4.25||

hk transliteration