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Chapter 2
Sankhya Yoga
Acquiring in that transcendental state of liberation, the similarity with the form of Sri Vishnu, being completely protected in that state, he resides in blissful state in full consciousness according to the gradation, determined by his attributes. The kings, humans, celestial beings, gods, ancestors, in that manner, the immortals, the deities of actions and those of the elements, Indra, Shiva, Brahma in that order having hundred fold attributes than the delivered. Superior by thousand-fold attributes of Brahma is Sri Lakshmi who resides as the pleasure potency of each and every incarnation and superior to her is Sri Hari.
Endowed with innumerable attributes, none is there superior to Him. But those possessing noble eyes and ears and having fraternal feelings, become alike in mind with each other and with Him. Where all the desires are fulfilled in that state let me be delivered. By such words of separation with one another, the state of gradation (taratamya) is confirmed even after the deliverance “Where in deliverance everything has become even like the Self then whom does one see by whom ? Verily, when there (in that state of deliverance) he does not see, he is verily seeing, seeing though he does not see for there is no seeing. Because of (his being) imperishable there is none other than himself. There is nothing else separate from which he can see” – thus in Brihad Aranyak Upanishad. Consequently, with proper understanding the statements “Knowing the Supreme Brahman one become like Brahman”, “That, you are”, “I am Brahman” do not speak anything contrary to the scriptures.
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