Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 2.2.4
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
व्यतिरेकानवस्थितेश्चानपेक्षत्वात्
vyatirekānavasthiteścānapekṣatvāt
Sūtra translation
If there were no Lord, there would result the absence of all activity. Hence (the materialistic theory) is not worthy of regard.
From the text, " O Lord except by Thee whether nearorfar off nothing is done by anybody (R. V. X. 113. 9), without the Lord (to guide), no activity could exist (is possible). Therefore, the system that supposes non- intelligent matter to be the absolute cause of the world is not worthy of regard (among the wise). In this Adhikarana, that sub-division of the Sankhya system is refuted, which admits also a Lord. For there it is held that just as out of earth itself grass and other things are produced, favoured by Parjanya (the god of rains), so with the favour of a Lord, the world is pro- duced out of the Pradhana. To refute this view, the Sutrakara says: