Sūtra 3.4.31Madhva · 3.4.31

Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 3.4.31

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

शब्दश्चातोऽकामचारे

śabdaścāto'kāmacāre

Sūtra translation

There is also the word (scriptural statement)prohibit- ing unrestricted conduct; hence (it is not Jit that the wise should act as they like).

The prohibition of acting according to one's own liking is found in the following Kaundinya Sruti: “ He who knows this (Brahman) thus and meditates on Him thus and sees Him such, shall not do what he likes, shall not eat what he chooses, shall not seek the gratification of senses.” By the term ‘ hence ’ the Sutra- kara indicates that otherwise the fruit of knowledge Would be of a reduced character. For the Fadmapurana says, “ The wise shall not proceed to do the prohibited things, having regard to the realisation of the full re- ward of knowledge.”