ata eva cānanyādhipatiḥ ..4.4.9..

SUTRA IV. 4. 9.

 

अत एव चानन्याधिपतिः॥४.४.९॥

ata eva cānanyādhipatiḥ ..4.4.9..

 

.. Atah, for this reason. Eva, indeed. .. Cha, and… Ananya-adhipatih, having no other master (except God).

 

9. And for this reason, indeed, he has no other Master. — 546.

 

COMMENTARY

 

«For this reason», namely, because of the manifestation in the Freed Soul, of the attributes of True-Resolve, etc., through the grace of the Supreme Person, the Mukta has no master over him. That is to say, he has no ruler over him except the Supreme Person Himself. He shines forth and sports about, dependent on the Supreme alone. Were he under the control of any other person, then his case would not differ from one boing in the bondage of the Samsara, though that bondage may be of a different sort. Though the True-Resolve possessed by the Mukta Jiva is the essential nature of the Soul, yet it has become manifest owing to his meditation on the Supreme Person. Hence He, out of compassion, constantly gives joy to His protégé — joy which is endless and infinite. That the Lord gives joy to the Freed will be shown further on under Sutra IV., 4. 20. and the rest. The Mukta also is equally happy in getting the privilege of eternally serving the Lord of eternal bliss and Protector of His protégés. The Jiva being a portion (Amsha) of the Lord, his agency and enjoyment all depend upon the Lord. This has already been shown previously.

The Sutra is explained in another way also by some. «For this reason», namely, because he becomes a Satya-sankalpa, one whose wishes spontaneously realise themselves, the Mukta «has no other master», is not under the law, rises above all commands and prohibitions of Shastras. Were he still under the rule of the law, his trueness of resolve would become obstructed thereby. [No one who is under the law, can be said to have a Free-Will or Satya-Sankalpa].

Adhikarana VII — The body of the Mukta

is not of Prakritic matter

 

Now the author shows that the Mukta gets a new Divine body.

Doubt: There arises the following doubt: Has the Mukta who has approached the Highest Light got any body, or has he not? Or has he a body whenever he desires to have one? Or can he not get any body?

Purvapaksha: On this point, the author first gives the opinion of Badari.