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| "Where the masculine gender is used, there Visnu is indicated; where words occur in the feminine gender, there devata is what is indicated; where words are in the neuter gender, there
Brahman is the denotation." yatra pumlinga-sabda-prayogah, tatra visnur-visesyah; yatra strilinga-sabdah tatra devata visesyate; yatra napumsakalinga-sabdah tatra brahmeti visesyate. What are referred to, in the personalistic manner, by names cast in the masculine and feminine genders, are not, however, different from the neuter Brahman. In truth, the non-dual Reality has no gender; it is beyond the reach of words. If the neuter is preferred in regard to Brahman, it is only to indicate that Brahman, is super-personal Reality transcending subject-object distinction. In the case of the supreme Brahman there is no question of ascribing to it attributes, actions, etc., and so, no word-function can relate to it. Words are primarily applicable to saguna Brahman; but by implication, words may be of help in indicating the nature of nirguna.11 11. Sri Sankara: yady-api parasya brahmanah sastigunakriyajatirudhinam sabdapravrttihetubhutanam nimittasaktinam casambhavah, tathpi sagune brahmani savikare ca sarvatmakatvat tesam sabdapravrttihetunam sambhavat sarve sabdah parasmin pumsi pravartante. |
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