Sūtra 2.1.34Madhva · 2.1.35

Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 2.1.34

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.1.35 in this text

Sūtra

वैषम्यनैर्घृण्ये न सापेक्षत्वात्तथा हि दर्शयति

vaiṣamyanairghṛṇye na sāpekṣatvāttathā hi darśayati

Sūtra translation

Partiality and mercilessness are not (in the Lord) ,• for His dispensation is relative (to the Karmas of the souls) ; for the Sruti shows that.

As the Lord dispenses the fruits (to the souls) accord- ing to (Karmas) their actions, He cannot be said to be partial or merciless. Accordingly the sruti says, “ Thev Lord leads the souls to happy regions in consideration of his (soul’s) good deeds, and leads (the soul) to the region of miseries (hell) on account of (his) sinful deeds (Pr. III. 7).