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<p>Added {content_identifier} content</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>English Translation of Abhinavgupta&#039;s Sanskrit Commentary By Dr. S. Sankaranarayan<br /> 5.18 Vidya-etc. So, regarding a Brahmana these men of Yoga entertain no such veiw as &#039;I shall become a man of merit by serving him&#039; and so on; regarding a cow, no [idea] like &#039;It is purifying and sacred&#039; and so on; regarding an elephant, no thought of wealth and so on; regarding a dog, no conviction that it is impure, mischievous and so on; and with regard to a dog-cooker no opinion that he is a sinner, is impure and so on. That is why it is said that &#039;they look eally [upon these]&#039; and not that &#039;they act eally [with them]. This has been said as -<br /> <br /> The Self, which is of the nature of pure Consciousness, [shines] in he bodies of all; no discriminating factor exists anywhere. Hence, the person who has conered the cycle of birth-and-death, remains consdering all as fully absorbed in That (Consciousness) (VB, verse 100).<br /> <br /> Here too nothing but this stream of thought has been mentioned by &#039;remains considering&#039;. <br /> The proper mental disposition of a man of wisdom, says [the Lord], would be like this :</div>

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