तुल्यं तु दर्शनम् ॥ ९ ॥
tulyaṃ tu darśanam || 9 ||
tulyam—Equal; tu—but; darśanam—declarations of the Sruti.
9. But the declarations of the Sruti equally support both views.
This Sutra refutes the view expressed in Sutra 3. There it was shown that Janaka and others even after attaining Knowledge were engaged in work. This Sutra says that scriptural authority equally supports the view that for one who has attained Knowledge, there is no work. “Knowing this very Self the Brahmanas renounce the desire for sons, for wealth, and for the worlds, and lead a mendicant life” (Brih. 3. 5. 1). We also see from the scriptures that knowers of the Self like Yajnavalkya gave up work. “‘This much indeed is (the means of) immortality, my dear.’ Saying this Yajnavalkya left home” (Brih. 4. 5. 15). The work of Janaka and others was characterized by non-attachment, and as such it was practically no work; so the Mimamsa argument is weak.