Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 1.3.14

From the qualities mentioned in the (subsequent) passage, (which are), “ He who is the sole Lord, ab- solutely sinless, and (as such) free from old age, death, sorrow, pains of hunger and thirst, whose wishes and thoughts are real, is to be sought for and thoroughly en- quired into." (Ch. VIII. vii), etc., it is plain that the thing within the Subtle Akasa is Vishnu only. Indeed these are the attributes of Vishnu only, as conveyed by such texts as, “ He who is beyond the reach of hunger and thirst, sorrow and stupor, old age and death," (Bri. V. v); “ That Lord is placed far above (the reach of) all sins; ” (Ch. I. vi; 7). Likewise the Pâdma Purana says “ The one who is always beyond (the sea of) hunger and thirst, etc., is Hari being the absolute Lord ; surely other individuals subdue hunger, thirst, etc., only through His grace." When dependent and independent positions * are ad- vanced, the latter is to be accepted. “ Except the imperish- able Vishnu, there is none else who is perfect and has all his wishes realised. The wishes of others (the souls) may turn out real ones so far as they agree with His (Lord’s) own.” So says the Skanda Purana.