Chapter 1 Section 1 Adhikarana 11
Adhikarana 11 of Chapter 1, Section 1. Indra’s instruction to Pratardana
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WisdomLib.org (Swami Vireshwarananda, 1936) · Chapter Brahma Sutras 1.1 · Verse 1.1.28
प्राणस्तथानुगमात् ॥ २८ ॥
Prana is Brahman , it being so comprehended (from the purport of the texts).
Brahma Sutra 1.1.29
WisdomLib.org (Swami Vireshwarananda, 1936) · Chapter Brahma Sutras 1.1 · Verse 1.1.29
न वक्तुरात्मोपदेशादिति चेत्, अध्यात्मसबन्धभूमा ह्यस्मिन् ॥ २९ ॥
If it be said that (Brahman is) not (referred to in these passages) on account of the speaker’s instruction about himself; (we reply not so), because there is abundance of reference to the Inner Self in this (chapter).
Brahma Sutra 1.1.30
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शास्त्रदृष्ट्या तूपदेशो वामदेववत् ॥ ३० ॥
30 . But (Indra’s) instruction (to Pratardana is justified) by his realization of the Truth confirmed by the scriptures ( viz. that he is Brahman), as did (the sage) Vamadeva.
Brahma Sutra 1.1.31
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जीवमुख्यप्राणलिङ्गान्नेति चेत्, न, उपासात्रैविध्यात्, आश्रितत्वात्, इह तद्योगात् ॥ ३० ॥
If it be said that (Brahman) is not referred to on account of the characteristics of the individual soul and the vital force (being mentioned), (we say) not so, because (such an interpretation) would enjoin threefold meditation ( Upasana ); because Prana has been accepted (elsewhere in the sense of Brahman); and because here also (words denoting Brahman) are mentioned with reference to Prana. (Hence it is to be understood to mean Brahman).