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नदीसमुद्रन्यायः (nadIsamudranyAyaH)

 
लौकिकन्यायः
English
Ex. यथा नद्य स्पन्दमानाः समुद्रेऽस्तं गच्छन्ति नामरूपे विहाय तथा विद्वान्नामरुषाद्विभुक्तः परात्परं पुरुषमुपैति दिव्यम॥ Cf. शकुनिसूत्रन्याय, शुद्धोदलवणन्याय, चौरापहार्यन्याय, पुंविषयन्याय, नानावृक्षरसन्याय
--सा० 817, 818, 819, 820, 821, 822
As the river meets the ocean and forsakes its name and form, the individual self also merges with the Brahman, leaving no sign of separate existence behind. Similarly, a devotee gets merged in the supreme God. The dualists, however, maintain that the river and ocean are different. --सा० 818