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within. Vyaapak means those that bring about the state of
pervasiveness, and vyaapya means, for example, the light in this
vessel, when it is taken out of the vessel and diffuses, it becomes
vyaapya. As many places it can, it spreads to. It should receive
the ‘scope’, or chance to spread. And what does vyaapak
mean? It remains as vyaapak in every living being. It is spread
throughout the body. After the Self has expressed, after attaining
knowledge of the Self, it remains vyaapya (omnipresent). In
reality, the Self is vyaapya (pervasive; omnipresent), but as far
as devotees are concerned, only saying ‘vyaapak’ will benefit
them.
Prameya-Boundary: Pramaata-the Self
The Atma (Soul) is pramaata. Whereas, what does
prameya mean? What is the prameya (limit) for these laborers?
You would say that it is as far as their ‘maintenance’ and the
education of their children. So some towards education and
some towards the worldly life. This is their prameya (limit) and
their atma (self) is confined within those bounds. ‘Prameya
pramaney pramaata thai.’ (The self spreads according to the
prescribed boundaries). It spreads as the prameya (boundary)
enlarges. As the businessman’s wealth expands to ten bungalows,
factories, cars, money, etc., and his worldly intent (sansar-
bhaav) increases, the prameya (boundary) will also increase
accordingly, and with it, the pramaata (self) will increase. But
ultimately, who is regarded as the pramaata (the Self)? It is
considered the true pramaata when its light pervades the entire
universe! The whole universe is prameya. How much of it is
prameya? Only the part that is within the universe (lok), and not
the part which is outside the universe (alok). The Atma (Soul)
only reaches the limits of the prescribed space (pramaata),
which is the universe; it does not venture beyond it.