Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 2.4.10

Like the eye and other organs the Chief of breaths also is completely under the power of the Supreme Lord and not independent; for in the Gaupa- vana Sruti, “All this indeed is wholly dependent upon the Supreme Being,—the Chief Prana, the breaths (organs of sense, etc.), and all beings ; (and) He is the oue who absolutely leads them to life and death or lifts them up (to heaven), and keeps them under His power,” the Chief of breaths is spoken of along with the eye, etc., and declared as being completely under His power like them. (Smritis say):—“ The Chief Prana though the author of all, rests on the support of the Supreme Lord; or how could he be different (independent) ? For there cannot be two absolute Lords for the world. But the term * Lord * may be used in his case as being immediately next (in power) to the Supreme Lord. So the wise say that in scriptural texts he is spoken of as being the Middle; (for he is between all the beings on the one side and the Supreme Lord on the other) ; and in the case of the Chief Prana the statement that • he is without another Lord/ means he has no other as his ruler than the Supreme Being. For any general statement is to be under- stood thus in a restricted sense with deference to (i.e.t is-narrowed in sense by), specific statementsThere is none other than He that sees ” (Bri. V. 7. 23) ;,c There is nothing (else) than that that sees ” (Bri. V. 8. 11); these and other statements as well as arguments are referred to by the term, etc., in the aphorism.