Sūtra 2.4.19Madhva · 2.4.20

Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 2.4.19

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.4.20 in this text

Sūtra

वैलक्षण्याच्च

vailakṣaṇyācca

Sūtra translation

Also on accowd of distinctive characteristics:

The going forth (activity) of the senses is observed to depend upon the will of the soul; but not that of the Chief Prana. “ In this body during sleep, only the Pranas (the five forms of the Chief), which are the five fires, keep waking ” (Pr. IV. 3). Also from this Sruti, (it is plain that during sleep, when all the organs are closed and inactive, only the Chief Prana in his essential five forms is working). “ Virinclia indeed evolves this world (out of himself) and appoints it in different ways; Brahma the four-faced indeed is Virincha; from him the two things, name and form take their origin so says the Gaupavana Sruti, And a reason (too) is adduced in the Brâhma-Purana, “ Virincha is so called, for he brings every thing (into existence) out of himself j Brahma the four-faced only is the sole maker of the worldbut the Agni-Vesya Sruti says, “ Then why is He (Vishnu) called the Supreme ? Verily from the Supreme (Vishnu), these, name and form, issue forth; therefore they call Him the Supreme; then why is He called Brahman ? Because He is perfect and full of excellences as the creator of the world of names and forms, etc/’ To remove this contradiction between the texts referring to the author of name and form, the Sutrakara says :