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9. And (this is) appropriate, on account of the extension.
Since the pranava, which is a part of the udg�tha, is introduced as the subject of meditation in the first prap�thaka of the Kh�ndogya, and extends over the later vidy�s also, it is appropriate to assume that also in the clause 'the gods took the udg�tha'--which stands in the middle--the term udg�tha denotes the pranava.
Expressions such as 'the cloth is burned' show that frequently the whole denotes the part.--The conclusion from all this is that in the Kh�ndogya the object of meditation is constituted by the pranava--there termed udg�tha--viewed under the form of pr�na; while in the V�gasaneyaka the term udg�tha denotes the whole udg�tha, and the object of meditation is he who produces the udg�tha, i.e. the udg�tri, viewed under the form of pr�na. And this proves that the two vidy�s are separate.--Here terminates the adhikarana of 'difference.'
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