Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 1.4.3
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
तदधीनत्वादर्थवत्
tadadhīnatvādarthavat
Sūtra translation
(On the other hand), other things (aleo) can he second' arily denoted by the names of the Supreme Being), for their attributes connoted by the names are under his control.
The qualities of being subtle, etc-, being under His con- trol, become fully significant, only when these qualities of being subtle, great, low, etc., are understood to point to Brahman. Accordingly the Skânda says, “He who is the cause of a certain excellence or quality in an- other, is himself said to possess that excellence or qua- lity, just as the Supreme Lord is spoken of as the soul, for the very essence (existence) of the soul depends upon the Lord, and as the king is said to be victorious when the soldier has won a victory for him, (because, but for the king, the soldier could not have proceded to achieve the victory).