This Sutra shows the possibility of the liberated soul of simultaneously possessing several bodies other than his own. In Sutra 11 it has been shown that a released soul can assume many bodies at the same time for enjoyment. A doubt arises whether the bodies which the released create for themselves when rendering themselves threefold and so on are soulless like wooden figures or animated by souls like the bodies of men. The Purvapakshin maintains that as neither the soul nor the mind can be divided, they are joined with one body only, while other bodies are soulless. Other bodies are lifeless puppets.
Enjoyment is possible only in that body in which the soul and mind exist.
It creates bodies with internal organs corresponding to the original internal organs and being limited by these divides itself as many. Therefore, all the created bodies have a soul which renders enjoyment through all of these bodies possible. Scripture declares that in this way one may become many. The Yoga Sastras also make the same affirmation. The range of knowledge of the liberated soul is now discussed.