Brahma Sūtra 1.3.25
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
हृद्यपेक्षया तु मनुष्याधिकारत्वात्
hṛdyapekṣayā tu manuṣyādhikāratvāt
Sūtra translation
But with reference to the heart (the highest Self is said to be of the size of a span), as men are entitled (to the study of the Veda).
The measure of a span is ascribed to the highest Lord, although omnipresent with reference to his abiding within the heart; just as to
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Numbered 1.3.24 in this text
Sūtra
हृद्यपेक्षया तु मनुष्याधिकारत्वात्
hṛdyapekṣayā tu manuṣyādhikāratvāt
Sūtra translation
But with reference to the heart, men being qualified.
In so far as the highest Self abides, for the purpose of devout meditation, in the heart of the devotee—which heart is of the
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
हृद्यपेक्षया तु मनुष्याधिकारत्वात्
hṛdyapekṣayā tu manuṣyādhikāratvāt
Sūtra translation
(The Lord is said to be of the size of a Span, only with reference (to the room) in the heart, as the subject (of the scriptu- ral passage) is the meditation to which men are entitled.
To say that the Lord, though omnipresent, is of the size of a thumb, is consistent with reference to the space in the heart.