Chapter 2 Section 3 Adhikarana 14
Adhikarana 14 of Chapter 2, Section 3. The individual soul as agent
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कर्ता, शास्त्रार्थवत्त्वात् ॥ ३३ ॥
(The soul is) an agent, on aceount of scriptural (injunctions) having a meaning on that ground only.
Brahma Sutra 2.3.34
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विहारोपदेशात् ॥ ३४ ॥
And on account of (the Sruti) teaching (its) wandering about.
Brahma Sutra 2.3.35
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उपादानात् ॥ ३५ ॥
On account of its taking (the organs).
Brahma Sutra 2.3.36
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व्यपदेशाच्च क्रियायाम्, न चेन्निर्देशविपर्ययः ॥ ३६॥
Also on account of the (the scriptures) mentioning (the soul as an agent) with respect to action. If it were not so, the reference (would have been) of a different kind.
Brahma Sutra 2.3.37
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उपलब्धिवदनियमः ॥ ३७ ॥
As in the case of perception, (there is) no rule (here also).
Brahma Sutra 2.3.38
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शक्तिविपर्ययात् ॥ ३८ ॥
On account of the reversal of power (of the Buddhi, which is inadmissible).
Brahma Sutra 2.3.39
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समाध्यभावाच्च ॥ ३९ ॥
And on account of the impossibility of Samadhi.