Brahma Sūtra 1.1.1
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
अथातो ब्रह्मजिज्ञासा
athāto brahmajijñāsā
Sūtra translation
Then therefore the enquiry into Brahman.
The word 'then' is here to be taken as denoting immediate consecution; not as indicating the introduction of a new subject to be entered
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
अथातो ब्रह्मजिज्ञासा
athāto brahmajijñāsā
Sūtra translation
Then therefore the enquiry into Brahman.
In this Sûtra the word 'then' expresses immediate sequence; the word 'therefore' intimates that what has taken place (viz. the study of the karmakânda
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
ओं अथातो ब्रह्मजिज्ञासा
oṃ athāto brahmajijñāsā
Sūtra translation
Then therefore enquiry into Brahman.
The word ‘ then * is used as being auspicious and it denotes immediate consecution (in respect of eligibility); and the word ‘ therefore