Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 3.4.18
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
परामर्शं जैमिनिरचोदनाचापवदति हि
parāmarśaṃ jaiminiracodanācāpavadati hi
Sūtra translation
Gaimmi thinks that the reference is (to the good eon- dud in observing the details of which the wise has an option), for there is no injunction (that the wise should do what is pro- hibited) } for on the other hand there is the general prohibition (that he ought not to do).
Gaimini considers that “ doing what they please,” in the case of the wise means ‘doing only of their own accord any or all the duties or acts that are permitted/ since the wise are free from compulsory duty; for the reference in the text concerned is to the good conduct detailed in the passage: “ He shall rise betimes, and contemplate Sandhya; (for) they contemplate Brahma only in that they contemplate Sandhya. Then he shall adore the gods; shall make offerings into the fire, shall repeat the Vedas over again ; he shall not do anything else, he shall not drink liquor; he shall not eat onions; he shall not utter harsh words; he shall not forget the Atman; he shall drink of Soma; he shall live upon what is left after sacrificing into the sacred fire.” And there is no rule that the wise should do what is prohibited; on the other hand, there is the exception (*.«., general prohibition) applicable even to the wise, such as, “ A Brahmana should not be killed ” and so on.