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In the fourth Pâda of the fourth chapter of his Sutras , after stating

the almost infinite power and knowledge which will come to the

liberated soul after the attainment of Moksha, Vyâsa makes the remark,

in an aphorism, that none, however, will get the power of creating,

ruling, and dissolving the universe, because that belongs to God alone.

In explaining the Sutra it is easy for the dualistic commentators to

show how it is ever impossible for a subordinate soul, Jiva, to have

the infinite power and total independence of God. The thorough

dualistic commentator Madhvâchârya deals with this passage in his usual

summary method by quoting a verse from the Varâha Purâna .