Brahma Sūtra 1.1.21

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

भेदव्यपदेशाच्चान्यः

bhedavyapadeśāccānyaḥ

Sūtra translation

And there is another one (i.e. the Lord who is different from the individual souls animating the sun, &c.), on account of the declaration of distinction.

There is, moreover, one distinct from the individual souls which animate the sun and other bodies, viz. the Lord who rules within; whose distinction

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 1.1.22 in this text

Sūtra

भेदव्यपदेशाच्चान्यः

bhedavyapadeśāccānyaḥ

Sūtra translation

And on account of the declaration of difference (the highest Self is) other (than the individual souls of the sun, &c.).

There are texts which clearly state that the highest Self is different from Âditya and the other individual souls: 'He who, dwelling within Aditya

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

भेदव्यपदेशाच्चान्यः

bhedavyapadeśāccānyaḥ

Sūtra translation

And He is a different one, (also) from the indica- tion of difference.

The indication of difference is contained in the texts such as “ The Lord who is the inner guide of Indra and brings about

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