Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 4.1.3
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
आत्मेति तूपगच्छंति ग्राहयन्ति च
ātmeti tūpagacchaṃti grāhayanti ca
Sūtra translation
Atman (Vishnu) is to be meditated on as the Lord; for the wise know Him and contemplate Him as such and in- struct (their pupils accordingly).
It is indispensable that those who seek release should by all means instruct their pupils that Atman is the Lord- and they (themselves) meditate on Him as such; for the wise understand Him thus: “ I shall not think of another, I would know Atman only, I contemplate Atman ; for Atman is my Lord.” They instruct their pupils thus : “ Meditate on Atman only as the Lord ; know Him only as the Lord ; do not think of any other thing ; for He is (thy) Lord.” This is said in the Bha- vishyat Parvan: “ By those that seek release the con- templation of Atman as the Lord should by all means be practised. A person should not forget at least this to do, though he may be beset with various difficulties.” “ The meditation that Vishnu is the Lord, taking the word Atman to be an attribute of the Lord, should be practised by all seeking release, and the instruction also should be similar. Abandoning this, no one can obtain release ” (Brâhma).