Brahma Sūtra 1.2.16

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

श्रुतोपनिषत्कगत्यभिधानाच्च

śrutopaniṣatkagatyabhidhānācca

Sūtra translation

And on account of the statement of the way of him who has heard the Upanishads.

The person placed in the eye is the highest lord for the following reason also. From sruti as well as smriti we are acquainted

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 1.2.17 in this text

Sūtra

श्रुतोपनिषत्कगत्यभिधानाच्च

śrutopaniṣatkagatyabhidhānācca

Sūtra translation

And on account of the statement of the way of him who has heard the Upanishads.

Other scriptural texts give an account of the way—the first station of which is light—that leads up to the highest Person, without any subsequent

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

श्रुतोपनिषत्कगत्यभिधानाच्च

śrutopaniṣatkagatyabhidhānācca

Sūtra translation

And (the one within is Brahman only), from the statements of the conduct of the person who has heard the Upanishads, etc., by Vayu to Brahman, (Karya Brahman or Para Brahman as the case may be).

This is referred to in the text, “ He leads- these to Brahman.” (Ch.1 X-15). For it is not reasonable to suppose that by

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