Brahma Sūtra 1.2.31

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

संपत्तेरिति जैमिनिस्तथाहि दर्शयति

saṃpatteriti jaiministathāhi darśayati

Sūtra translation

On the ground of imaginative identification (the highest Lord may be called prâdesamâtra), Jaimini thinks; for thus (Scripture) declares.

Or else the passage about him who is measured by a span may be considered to rest on imaginative combination. —Why?—Because the passage of

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 1.2.32 in this text

Sūtra

संपत्तेरिति जैमिनिस्तथा हि दर्शयति

saṃpatteriti jaiministathā hi darśayati

Sūtra translation

On account of imaginative identification, thus Jaimini thinks; for thus the text declares.

The teacher Jaimini is of opinion that the altar is stated to be the chest of Vaisvânara, and so on, in order to effect

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

संपत्तेरिति जैमिनिस्तथाहि दर्शयति

saṃpatteriti jaiministathāhi darśayati

Sūtra translation

Jaimini (explains it) also on the ground of (the de- votees) attaining to Agni, etc.); for so says the sruti

Jaimini who sees no contradiction even when the words directly denote Brahman, also opines that the dis- tinction among the suktas may be explained

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