Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 4.1.15
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
अनारब्धकार्ये एव तु पूर्वे तदवधेः
anārabdhakārye eva tu pūrve tadavadheḥ
Sūtra translation
But only those good and evil works that have not begun to produce their effect become destroyed, (not those that have come to fruition); that (release) being deferred to that limit.
“ The delay will be only so long a time as the wise requires to get free from his Prarabdhakarma; then (with- out any further delay) he attains to heaven ” (Ch. VT. 14. 2). Thus the term is fixed by the Sruti for the attainment of final release (after the rise of knowledge). The term ‘tu1 (but), points to the Smriti (declaring the same). It is said in the Narayana Tantra thus : “What- ever evil work has not begun to bear fruits, surely becomes destroyed in the case of him who sees the unsur- passed Lord • so also destruction of all merit takes place in the case of him who looks down upon Brahman and hates Him, and this is beyond a doubt. However, (in either case), there is no destruction at all of the work which has begun to bear its fruits ; and only a very insignificant part of such works (good and evil) may become destroyed without being enjoyed by fruition.”