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THE SANSKRIT MANUSORIFTS. 10161 It is stated here that it is obligatory for all those who seek the highest truth, to know the superiority of Visnu over other Gods and the superiority of Vayu over all other Jivas; Commentary is by Purnabadhacarya. Complete. Beginning : vedavyasam tathanandatirtharyan jayayoginah | nava srimacchankhatatvam vivrnomi yathati || nanvasya skandapuranasya katham vyakhyeyatopayuktam pramanyam | sadhaka- bhavat badhakasadbhavaditi cet, itihasah puranah pancamo vedanam veda itihasapuranam vidyavupanisadah sloka iti brhadaranyake | sa pancaratressa- puranaisva devah sarvairgunaistatra tatra pratitairiti malaveyasrutau | sarvan vedan setihasan sapuranan sayuktikan sapancaratran vijnayeti brahmata | brahmodyam ca puranakamiti prakase satakotayah pascaratram puranam tavadeva ceti bhavisyaparvani | ' na cetpuranam samvidyat naiva sa syadvicaksanah | itihasapuranabhyam vedam samupabrmhayet || asittantrapuranasanmanigana iti tatra tatra samanyatah puranasabda- prayogastavanmanam | na ca puranadisvanyayoktih | yah sutrakarta bhagavan sa eva puranakartapi | naca tadvakyam kvacidapramanamasankam | paro'pyaha - tadvacanadannayapramanyamiti | vaidikam tu paramatmanesvarena pranitatvat sarvameva vakyam pramanamiti | kica-- puranasropajivyasca veda eva na caparah | tadvirodhe katham manam tatra tatra bhavisyati || ityanuvyakhyanaparasudhavakyam ca pramanam | tathahi tadvakyani - nanvisvarapranitanam purananam tadiyam nijam jnanameva mulam, na vedah | anisvarapranitanamapi yogipratyaksameva | ato vedavirodhe'pi ko dosah | ucyate | vedastavatpramanameveti nissankitam |