Topic 3 - The two that have entered the cavity of the heart are the individual soul and Brahman Sutra 1,2.11 गुहां प्रविष्टावात्मानौ हि, तद्दर्शनात् ॥ ११ ॥ guhāṃ praviṣṭāvātmānau hi, taddarśanāt || 11 || guhāṃ —cavity (of the heart); praviṣṭau —the two that have entered; ātmānau —are the two selves (individual and Supreme); hi —indeed; taddarśanāt —because it is

Topic 4 - The person within the eye is Brahman Sutra 1,2.13 अन्तर उपपत्तेः ॥ १३ ॥ antara upapatteḥ || 13 || antaraḥ —Inside (the eye); upapatteḥ —on account of the appropriateness of (attributes). 13. (The person) inside (the eye is Brahman) on account of (the attributes mentioned therein) being appropriate (only to Brahman) . The Chāṇḍogya have the following

Topic 5 - The ruler within is Brahman Sutra 1,2.18 अन्तर्यामी, अधिदैवादिषु तद्धर्मव्यपदेशात् ॥ १८ ॥ antaryāmī, adhidaivādiṣu taddharmavyapadeśāt || 18 || antaryāmī —The Ruler within; adhidaivādiṣu —in the gods etc.; taddharma-vyapadeśāt —on account of Its qualities being mentioned. 18. The Ruler within of the gods and so on (is Brahman) on account of the qualities of that (Brahman) being

Topic 6 - That which cannot be seen is Brahman Sutra 1,2.21 अदृश्यत्वादिगुणको धर्मोक्तेः ॥ २१ ॥ adṛśyatvādiguṇako dharmokteḥ || 21 || adṛśyatvādi-guṇako —Possessor of qualities like invisibility etc.; dharmokteḥ —on account of the qualities being mentioned. 21. The possessor of qualities like invisibility etc. (is Brahman) on account of (Its) characteristics being mentioned. The Ātharvanikas read in their text,

Topic 7 - Vaiśvānara is Brahman Sutra 1,2.24 वैश्वानरः साधारणशब्दविशेषात् ॥ २४ ॥ vaiśvānaraḥ sādhāraṇaśabdaviśeṣāt || 24 || vaiśvānaraḥ —Vaiśvānara; sādhāraṇa śabda-viśeṣāt —because of the qualifying adjuncts to the common words (Vaiśvānara and self). 24. Vaiśvānara (is Brahman) , because of the qualifying adjuncts to the common words (‘Vaiśvānara’ and ‘Self’) . The Chāṇḍogya read in their text, 'You know

Brahma Sutras: Chapter 1 Pāda 3 Topic 1 - The Resting-place of Heaven, Earth, etc. is Brahman Topic 2 - The Bhūman is Brahman Topic 3 - Akṣara is Brahman Topic 4 - The Highest Person to be meditated upon is the Highest Brahman Topic 5 - The ‘small Ākāśa’ is Brahman Topic 6 - That which shining, everything shines

THIRD PĀDA. Topic 1 - The Resting-place of Heaven, Earth, etc. is Brahman Sutra 1,3.1 द्युभ्वाद्यायतनं स्वशब्दात् ॥ १ ॥ dyubhvādyāyatanaṃ svaśabdāt || 1 || dyu-bhu-ādi-āyatanaṃ —The resting-place of heaven, earth, etc.; sva-śabdāt —on account of the word ‘Self’. 1. The resting-place of heaven, earth, etc. (is Brahman) on account of the word ‘Self’ (or on account of the actual

Topic 2 - The Bhūman is Brahman Sutra 1,3.8 भूमा संप्रसादादध्युपदेशात् ॥ ८ ॥ bhūmā saṃprasādādadhyupadeśāt || 8 || bhūmā —The Bhūman; saṃprasādāt-adhi —after of beyond the state of deep sleep, (here, the vital force); upadeśāt —because of the teaching. 8. The Bhūman (is Brahman) because it is taught after the state of deep sleep ( i.e. after Prāṇa or

Topic 3 - Akṣara is Brahman Sutra 1,3.10 अक्षरमम्बरान्तधृतेः ॥ १० ॥ akṣaramambarāntadhṛteḥ || 10 || akṣaram —The Akṣara; ambara-anta-dhṛteḥ —(because) it supports all up to Ākāśa (ether). 10. The Akṣara (the Imperishable) (is Brahman) because it supports (everything) up to Ākāśa (ether) . The Vājasaneyins, in the chapter recording the questions asked by Gārgī, read as follows: 'He said,