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Upanishads · Sarasvatīrahasya 4.13
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Devanāgarī
तेन चित्प्रतिबिम्बेन त्रिविधा भाति सा पुनः । प्रकृत्यवच्छिन्नतया पुरुषत्वं पुनश्च ते
Transliteration (IAST)
tena citpratibimbena trividhā bhāti sā punaḥ | prakṛtyavacchinnatayā puruṣatvaṃ punaśca te
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SanskritIASTMeaning
तेन चित्-प्रतिबिम्बेनtena cit-pratibimbenaby that reflection of consciousness
त्रि-विधा भाति सा पुनःtri-vidhā bhāti sā punaḥshe again appears threefold
प्रकृति-अवच्छिन्नतयाprakṛti-avacchinnatayābeing limited by nature
पुरुषत्वं पुनः च तेpuruṣatvaṃ punaḥ ca teand again, puruṣa-being for you
Translation
By that reflection of consciousness she again appears threefold; and, being limited by nature, [there is] again puruṣa-being.
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It is worth noting that here both teachings are joined — reflection and limitation. It says pratibimbena, "by reflection," and immediately avacchinnatayā, "being limited." That is, the compiler took both branches at once; and this shows that before us is not a primary source but an exposition, in which the dispute of the schools has already been smoothed over.
Let us add what is worth saying about limitation itself. Avaccheda-vāda is the teaching of space in a pot: space is one, but pots divide it, and every pot has its own "inside." We have examined this image many times, and the chief objection was cited when reading the Varāha (4.18): space is not living; it does not know, does not want, and does not remember, while the soul knows, wants, and remembers.
Let us add what was also noted there, about the full and the empty pot: the comparison brought to prove merging preserves the dividing wall — otherwise it cannot be voiced. The Vaiṣṇava side draws her own conclusion from this: every comparison used to deny difference itself rests on difference. And this, to my mind, is the most general form of her objection: not "you are wrong," but "your own comparisons say the opposite."