Sūtra 1.2.1Madhva · 1.2.1

Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 1.2.1

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

सर्वत्रप्रसिद्धोपदेशात्

sarvatraprasiddhopadeśāt

Sūtra translation

(That which it* declared to be) everywhere is that (Brahman only), from the use of (the word Brahman) avowedly denoting Him.

In " He, who is without a body, who is essentially wisdom etc.,’ (A. A. iii. 2. 4.), and other texts. He who is said to pervade everything is only Narayana. “ That indeed is the highest Lord (Brahman) of the wise ” (Mn. i. 6.) ; Cl He who is the highest Brahman, the Supreme Lord.” fi Who else than Vasudeva could be spoken of as Brahman ? (None else), for He alone is perfect in excellence ; all other beings than He are only in a limited sense denoted by the word Brahman. Thus the word Brahman, denoting, by established usage, Vishnu, the omnipresent, occurs in the passage..