Brahma Sūtra 1.3.15
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
गतिशब्दाभ्यां तथा हि दृष्टं लिङ्गं च
gatiśabdābhyāṃ tathā hi dṛṣṭaṃ liṅgaṃ ca
Sūtra translation
(The small ether is Brahman) on account of the action of going (into Brahman) and of the word (brahmaloka); for thus it is seen (i.e. that the individual souls go into Brahman is seen elsewhere in Scripture); and (this going of the souls into Brahman constitutes) an inferential sign (by means of which we may properly interpret the word 'brahmaloka').
It has been declared (in the preceding Sûtra) that the small (ether) is the highest Lord, on account of the reasons contained in the
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Numbered 1.3.14 in this text
Sūtra
गतिशब्दाभ्यां तथा हि दृष्टं लिङ्गं च
gatiśabdābhyāṃ tathā hi dṛṣṭaṃ liṅgaṃ ca
Sūtra translation
On account of the going and of the word; for thus it is seen; and (there is) an inferential sign.
'As people who do not know the country walk again and again over a gold treasure' &c., 'thus do all these creatures day after
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
गतिशब्दाभ्यां तथा हि दृष्टं लिङ्गं च
gatiśabdābhyāṃ tathā hi dṛṣṭaṃ liṅgaṃ ca
Sūtra translation
(That which is within the small ether is Brahman only), on account of the action of going to (Brahman) and of the word (Brahman) being mentioned ; for such an in- variable characteristic is seen.
“ In sleep these beings day after day go to Him, but do not discover Brahman (as their) abode.” (Ch. VIII- iii-2.) This text