Brahma Sūtra 1.1.30

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

शास्त्रदृष्ट्या तूपदेशो वामदेववत्

śāstradṛṣṭyā tūpadeśo vāmadevavat

Sūtra translation

The declaration (made by Indra about himself, viz. that he is one with Brahman) (is possible) through intuition vouched for by Scripture, as in the case of Vâmadeva.

The individual divine Self called Indra perceiving by means of rishi-like intuition—the existence of which is vouched for by Scripture—its own Self to be

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 1.1.31 in this text

Sūtra

शास्त्रदृष्ट्या तूपदेशो वामदेववत्

śāstradṛṣṭyā tūpadeśo vāmadevavat

Sūtra translation

The instruction (given by Indra about himself) (is possible) through insight based on Scripture, as in the case of Vâmadeva.

The instruction which, in the passages quoted, Indra gives as to the object of meditation, i.e. Brahman constituting his Self, is not based on

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

शास्त्रदृष्ट्यातूपदेशो वामदेववत्

śāstradṛṣṭyātūpadeśo vāmadevavat

Sūtra translation

The declaration is made only in reference to Sastra (the inner guide, by Indra) as by Famadeva.

Sastra means is the ruler within, the Lord Vishnu. The word Sastra is indeed so used in the Bhagavata pas- sage, “The knowledge, the

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