Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 3.4.25

' For this very reason/ i.e, that the wise obtain re- lease by virtue of their wisdom in spite of their conduct (at will), knowledge does not stand in need of any help from Agnihotra and other duties in securing heaven (re- lease) ;. and this is also said in the Brahma Tarka : “ Release or heavenly abode is assured to (all) those in whom the light of wisdom is risen ; and the enhancement of the fruit is caused by the performance of righteous acts (good works); and the reverse, by the reverse; and in the case of Brahma this enhancement generally results from the actions which he performs of his own accord (in following the dictates of his own will), while this is also the case with all the gods according to their superiority in rank one over another. ”