Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 3.3.55
Dvaita Vedānta
Numbered 3.3.57 in this text
Sūtra
अङ्गावबद्धास्तु न शाखासु हि प्रतिवेदम्
aṅgāvabaddhāstu na śākhāsu hi prativedam
Sūtra translation
(The gods) depending upon the various members (of the Divine Person should indeed be contemplated as such) ; but (all the attributes)should not be (contemplated as present in aU) as (for the attributes declared) in all branches of every Veda (of the superior are not to be comprehended as present in the in- feriors).
The meditation, etc., of Brahma and the other gods depending upon the limbs of the Supreme Person should be made by the eligible; but it should not be with the comprehension of all the attributes that are declared in every Sakha, every Veda. This is understood also from the Smriti indicated by the particle, ‘ indeed/ which is in the Brahma Tarka : “ Those that understand the conclu- sive meaning of the Vedas say that the contemplation of the gods related to the limbs should not proceed with the comprehension of qualities, either on the footing of equality, or as being superior (to what they actually are).”