Brahma Sūtra 1.3.1

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

द्युभ्वाद्यायतनं स्वशब्दात्

dyubhvādyāyatanaṃ svaśabdāt

Sūtra translation

The abode of heaven, earth, and so on (is Brahman), on account of the term 'own,' i.e. Self.

We read (Mu. Up. II, 2, 5), 'He in whom the heaven, the earth, and the sky are woven, the mind also with all

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

द्युभ्वाद्यायतनं स्वशब्दात्

dyubhvādyāyatanaṃ svaśabdāt

Sūtra translation

The abode of heaven, earth, &c. (is the highest Self), on account of terms which are its own.

The followers of the Atharva-veda have the following text, 'He in whom the heaven, the earth and the sky are woven, the mind also,

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

द्युभ्वाद्यायतनं स्वशब्दात्

dyubhvādyāyatanaṃ svaśabdāt

Sūtra translation

The abode of heaven, etc., (is Brahman only), from (the use of) the word which is restricted to Vishnu alone.

I11 the text, ‘ Know Him alone the Atman/ from the use of the word Atman, the abode of heaven, etc., is Vishnu only.

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