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Speech with mind, on account of this being seen and of scriptural statement.
The Sûtras now begin an enquiry into the mode of the going to Brahman of him who knows. At first the soul's departure…
And for the same reason all follow after.
Because speech's becoming one with mind means only conjunction with the latter, not merging within it; there is also …
That mind in breath, owing to the subsequent clause.
That mind, i.e. mind united with all the organs unites itself with breath; not merely the function of mind. This appe…
That (is united) with the ruler, on account of the going to it, and so on.
As from the statements that speech becomes united with mind and mind with breath it follows that speech and mind are …
With the elements, this being stated by Scripture.
There arises the further question whether breath joined with the soul unites itself with fire only or with all the el…
Not with one; for both declare this.
Not with one; because each element by itself is incapable of producing an effect. Such incapability is declared by Sc…
And it is common up to the beginning of the way; and the immortality (is that which is obtained), without having burned.
Is this departure of the soul common to him who knows and him who does not know?—It belongs to him only who does not …
Since, up to the union with that (i.e. Brahman) the texts describe the Samsâra state.
The immortality referred to must necessarily be understood as not implying dissolution of the soul's connexion with t…
And the subtle (body persists), on account of a means of knowledge, it being thus observed (in Scripture).
The bondage of him who knows is not, at that stage, dissolved, for this reason also that the subtle body continues to…
Hence not in the way of destruction of bondage.
It thus appears that the text 'when all desires which once entered his heart are undone, then does the mortal become …
And to that very (subtle body) (there belongs) the warmth, this only being reasonable.
It is observed that when a man is about to die there is some warmth left in some part or parts of the gross body. Now…
If it be said that on account of the denial (it is not so); we deny this. From the embodied soul; for (that one is) clear, according to some.
The contention that the soul of him who knows departs from the body in the same way as other souls do cannot be uphel…
Smriti also declares this.
Smriti also declares that the soul of him who knows departs by means of an artery of the head. 'Of those, one is situ…
With the Highest; for thus it says.
It has been shown that at the time of departure from the body the soul together with the organs and prânas unites its…
Non-division, according to statement.
Is this union with the highest Self to be understood as ordinary 'merging,' i.e. a return on the part of the effected…
A lighting up of the point of the abode of that; having the door illuminated by that (the soul), owing to the power of its knowledge and the application of remembrance of the way which is an element of that (viz. of knowledge), being assisted by him who abides within the heart, (passes out) by way of the hundred and first artery.
So far it has been shown that, up to the beginning of the journey, the souls of them as well who possess true knowled…
Following the rays.
Scripture teaches that the soul of him who knows, after having passed forth from the heart by way of the hundred and …
Should it be said, not in the night; we say, no; because the connexion persists as long as the body does. Scripture also declares this.
It is now enquired into whether the soul of him who, while having true knowledge, dies at night reaches Brahman or no…
For the same reason also during the southern progress of the sun.
The reasoning stated above also proves that the owner of true knowledge who may happen to die during the southern pro…
And those two (paths) are, with a view to the Yogins, mentioned as to be remembered.
The text quoted does not state an injunction for those about to die, of a special time of death; but there are rather…