आत्मा, प्रकरणात् ॥ ३ ॥
ātmā, prakaraṇāt || 3 ||
ātmā—The Supreme Self; prakaraṇāt—on account of the context.
3. (The ‘light’ attained by the Jiva is) the Supreme Self; on account of the context.
The ‘Light’ attained by the Jiva which is referred to in the Chh. 8. 3. 4 is the Supreme Self, and not any physical light, for the Self is the subject-matter which is introduced thus: “The Self which is free from evil, undecaying,” etc. (Chh. 8. 7. 1), The word ‘light’ is also used to denote the Self in texts like, “Upon that immortal Light of all lights the gods meditate as longevity” (Brih. 4. 4. 16).