Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 3.3.37

That the superiority of the Lord is declared in the passage would become evident on supplying the question and answer as in the previous cases; for the Sakhins distinguish Satya from Prana thus : “ But he indeed speaks of the Supreme Thing, who speaks of Satya w ; (i.e., by using the adversative conjunction * But * they draw the distinction that he who speaks of Satya is really speaking ofthe Supreme Thing with greater truth than he who speaks-of Prana) (Ch. VII. 16). Just as there is the use of distinguishing attributes and state- ments in other cases, (so also distinction is drawn in the Case of Satya by saying, “ But he, etc/’). And this is said also in the Brihat Tantra: “ The superiority over man of the gods remains the same even in heaven; and over them, of Prana •, and over Prana, certainly that of Hari, the eternally blessed.” Then an objection may be raised thus •, not only Vishnu called Satya is above Prana, there are many others too; for after Satya, Kriti, Nishtha, Vignana and others are mentioned as different from one another. But this objection is not valid.