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many waters appear as a single thing, so by the application of the idea 

 of generality to the unconscious things which are united with sentient 

 souls and manifested by (the idea of) plurality, they appear as one 

 single thing. 



" Which is not produced, which is one" (ignorance, Maya,) says the 

 Sruti. 



In this universality (of unconsciousness) by being the attribute of the 

 perfect one, is the principal quality, viz. that of goodness, prevailing ; 

 the soul in which this (universal unconsciousness) is inherent, and which 

 has the attributes of omniscience, omnipotence, supreme government 

 and other perfections, which is manifested by (the notions of) existence 

 and non-existence, which is the all-pervading cause of the world, is 

 Supreme ruler. called the supreme ruler. His omniscience arises 



*^5IV» from manifesting all that is without consciousness. 



" Who knows all, is omniscient," says the Sruti. 



This universality (of unconsciousness) is the causal organism (of the 

 Causal organism. soul,) since it is the cause of the universe, it is 



cblVUUl^"^ tne cause of blessedness, since it involves all bliss 



and has the quality of covering like a case ; it is profound sleep, since 

 it rests above all ; it is therefore said to be the place of destruction of 

 the subtile and gross expanses. 



As by the application of (the idea of) speciality a forest is perceived 

 as trees in the plural number, or water as many waters, so by the ap- 

 plication of (the idea of) speciality the universal unconsciousness 

 appears as many unconscious things. 



" Bramha is by his Mayas manifold," says the Sruti. 



In this instance by the application of universality and speciality arises 

 the name of universality and speciality, (of unconsciousness.) This speci- 

 ality of unconsciousness, by its being an attribute of the single soul, has 

 the principal quality of goodness in its impure state. The soul, in which 

 this (special unconsciousness) is inherent, and which has therefore the 

 attributes of ignorance, subjection and other imperfections, is called the 

 Individual Intelligence, individual intelligence;* it has the attribute of 

 ITPSp partial knowledge, since it manifests only one 



* I have rendered the Sanscrit term : IfX^i D y individual intelligence. The 

 adequate version would be : who knows only a little, which is, however, in fact the 

 same with the idea of an individual intelligence. 



