Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 2.3.37
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
उपलब्धिवदनियमः
upalabdhivadaniyamaḥ
Sūtra translation
He has not the freedom (absolute power) of action, as of perception.
Just as it is not a necessary rule in the matter of per- ception that the soul perceives (anything) when he pro- poses (or wishes), “ I shall know this,” so also in the matter of action, the soul has no absolute agentship; (i.e., he does not accomplish or even proceed with what- ever he proposes to do, his activity being controlled by the Lord). For the text says, “ He who standing within, guides the soul,” and so on (Mâdhyandina reading). For what reason ?