अन्यभावव्यावृत्तेश्च ॥ १२ ॥
anyabhāvavyāvṛtteśca || 12 ||
anya-bhāva-vyāvṛtteḥ—Because the qualities of any other than Brahman have been negated; ca—also.
12. And because the qualities of any other than Brahman have been negated (by the Sruti).
All other qualities referred to in the text, as, for example, seeing, hearing, thinking, knowing, etc. (Brih. 3. 8. 11) point to a conscious principle and therefore negate the Pradhana etc. Nor can it be the individual soul, which is not free from limiting adjuncts as the Akshara is described.