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yet remaining divided as it were in beings ; supporter of beings, too is
That, the Knowable ; devouring, yet generating.It is undivided in the different
bodies, lt. is one like the akasa. Still, it appears to be different in
all the different bodies, inasmuch as It manifests Itself only in the bodies.
Brahman is the Cause of the Universe.The Knowable supports beings during
sthiti, the period of sustenance of the Universe ; and It devours them at
pralaya, i.e at the time of dissolution. It generates them at the time of
utpatta, the origin .of the Universe, just as a rope gives rise to an illusory
snake. Brahman is the Illuminator of all.(Objection):If the Knowable, though
existing everywhere, is not perceived, then lt is but darkness (Tamas).
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