प्रसिद्धेश्च ॥ १७ ॥
prasiddheśca || 17 ||
prasiddheḥ—Because of the well-known (meaning); ca—also.
17. Also because of the well-known meaning (of Akasa as Brahman the ‘small Akasa’ is Brahman).
“Akasa is the revealer of all names and forms” (Chh. 8. 14. 1); “All these beings take their rise from Akasa alone” (Chh. 1. 9. 1). In all these passages ‘Akasa’ stands for Brahman.