19. It is contrary to the dictates of Vedas and sástras, as also to the conviction and common sense of mankind, to deny the future state of our existence. The resurrection of our bodies is as unavoidable as our transportation to a distant land by decree of law, though it be against our wish or will. 20. How are beings born and actuated in the course of their lives, by invisible causes which are quite unconnected with them (_i.e._ by the merit or demerit of the acts of their past lives, which are altogether detached from their present bodies?). Just as the pillars of stone were converted to gold (by word of the Bráhman), and without being gilded over by it. Say, sir, how this vast treasure was obtained in a moment by the Bráhman. (_i.e._ What could be the cause of this preternatural event). 21. How that to be called a great one, which remains for a moment only? further what necessity is there to frame strict laws for the present to reap harvest in future, when that does not stand good on sound reasoning? 22. Tell me sir, how do you reconcile such discordances in the Vedas, which mention the existence of a being and not being in the beginning; and tell us also that, the Not being existed before creation, and then the Being or creation was born of the not being. (The discordant passages are असद्बा इदमग्र आसीत् उतो सदजायत । again असदेब इदमग्र आसीत् सदेब सोम्य इदमग्र आसीत् ।). 23. How could the primeval nonentity become Brahmá, or how could the latter be produced from the former; or if it were the mighty vacuity which gave birth to Brahmá, then tell me sir, why there were no other Brahmás also, born of its spacious womb. 24. Tell me how the vegetable and other creations, could be produced without their different sources; and how they derived their nature of propagating their kinds, by their own seeds and property. 25. Tell me why the life and death of one man, are coeval with those of his friend or adversary; and do people happen to obtain their wishes in their next lives by dying in the holy places of Prayága &c. 26. Should the wishes of men, be crowned with success in their next lives; then tell me sir, why the sky is not filled with myriads of moons, when the worshippers of that luminary, are daily seen to be dying with the expectation, of becoming a brilliant orb like it, in the next state of their existence in heaven. 27. Say how can men succeed to their wishes in future, when most of them desire to gain the same object, and it falls to the lot of one of them; just as a maid expected to be wedded by many, is destined to and secured by one man only. 28. Again how can a woman be called a wife, who is either unchaste, or leads a life of celibacy even when dwelling in her husband’s house?