Śaṅkaraon Brahma Sūtra 4.2.16
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
अविभागो वचनात्
avibhāgo vacanāt
Sūtra translation
(There is absolute) non-division (from Brah- man, of the parts merged in it) ; according to scriptural declaration.
When the parts of him who knows are merged in Brahman, is there a remainder (which is not so merged), as in the case of other men ; or is there no such remainder? As the merging of him also who knows falls under the general heading of merging, it might be assumed that of him also there remains a potential body, and the Sutrakara therefore teaches expressly that the elements, &c., of him who knows enter into the relation of (absolute) non-division from Brahman.—On what ground ?— Because scripture declares this. For after having taught the dissolution of the parts, the text continues, ‘ Their name and form are broken, and people speak of the person only,’ and he becomes without parts and immortal ( VI, 5). And when parts that are due to nescience are dissolved, through knowledge it is not possible that a remainder should be left. The parts therefore enter into absolute non-division from Brahman.