Sarvadarshanasangraha 16.17

16.17

In the first [quarter] of the third [chapter], dispassion is taught following the examination of the individual self's going to and returning from the other world. In the second, the clarification of the meanings of the words ‘that’ and ‘thou’ [is treated]. In the third, the combination of qualities in meditations on Brahman with qualities [is treated]. In the fourth, the collection of outer and inner means to the knowledge of Brahman without qualities—such as stages of life, sacrifice, and tranquility—[is treated]. In the first [quarter] of the fourth [chapter], liberation characterized by freedom from sin, merit, and afflictions while living through the direct realization of Brahman [is treated]. In the second, the manner of departure at death [is treated]. In the third, the northern path for the meditator on Brahman with qualities [is treated]. In the fourth, the states of bodiless isolation and the world of Brahman for the knower of Brahman without qualities and with qualities [are treated]. In this way, such is the summary of the topics of the chapters and quarters of the treatise on the inquiry into Brahman.