Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 3.2.35

The possibility or reasonableness of the gradation is conveyed by the statement in the Padma : “ From the inconceivable powers of the Lord Vishnu and from the eternal gradation of devotion, etc., the difference of bliss, etc., in Brahma and other souls, becomes strictly reason- able.” What is seen with the mental eye during meditation, is Brahman’s form ; then how could He be said to be non-manifest ? To refute this objection the Sutrakara says :