25. And as in the case of the gods...
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25. And as in the case of the gods...

25. And as in the case of the gods and so on, in (their) world.

As the gods and similar exalted beings create, each in his own world, whatever they require by their mere volition, so the Supreme Person creates by his mere volition the entire world. That the gods about whose powers we know from the Veda only (not through perception) are here quoted as supplying a proving instance, is done in order to facilitate the comprehension of the creative power of Brahman, which

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is also known through the Veda.--Here terminates the adhikarana of 'the observation of employment.'

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