Aphorisms on Brahman 13.1

13.1

puruṣasya prayojanaṃ brahmaprāptirato brahmajñānāt | kutaḥ | pramāṇāt | śabdāt | iti śabdo'vadhāraṇārthaḥ | samyagjñānaṃ puruṣārthameva na tat katvarthamiti bhagavān bādarāyaṇo manyate 'sma | kaḥ punaḥ śabdaḥ | tarati śokamātmavit sa yo ha vaitatparamaṃ brahma veda brahmavidāpnoti paraṃ sarvāṃśca lokānāpnotīti | apūrvaḥ pakṣaḥ prārabhyate | yadyevaṃ kimarthaḥ siddhāntopakramaḥ kiṃ vātra pratipādyamiti vaktavyam | ucyate | sarvatra siddhāntopakramasya dvayī gatiḥ pūrvapakṣaviṣayajñānārthaṃ tasya vā daurbalyaprakaṭanārthaṃ siddhāntahetuṃ jñātvā tannirāsena pratyavasthānāepapatteḥ | ātmajñānaṃ karmāṅgapratyayaśravaṇaṃ ca stutimātraikāśramyaṃ śrautamāśramāntaraṃ smārtaṃ vikalendriyādiviṣaye caritārthamiti mīmāṃsakamataṃ tadatra nirasyate | sthite 'sminpuruṣārthe jñāne karmasamuccitatā tataḥ siddhiriti yajñādiśruteraśvavadityatra vakṣyati | tadetadadhikaraṇatātparyam | anye kevalādeva jñānādatraiva puruṣārthasiddhiḥ pratipādyata iti manyante tātparyāparijñānāt |