Brahma Sūtra 1.4.15
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
समाकर्षात्
samākarṣāt
Sūtra translation
On account of the connexion (with passages treating of Brahman, the passages speaking of the Non-being do not intimate absolute Non-existence).
The passage 'Non-being indeed was this in the beginning' (Taitt. Up. II, 7) does not declare that the cause of the world is the
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
समाकर्षात्
samākarṣāt
Sūtra translation
From connexion.
The fact is that Brahman intelligent, consisting of bliss, &c., connects itself also with the passage 'Non-being was this in the beginning' (Taitt. Up.
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Numbered 1.4.16 in this text
Sūtra
समाकर्षात्
samākarṣāt
Sūtra translation
Because (the terms which ate names of Brahman) are drawn upon (to denote the things of the world).
The words which denote Brahman, the Lord, are taken (borrowed) from Him and used to denote other things. The Padma purana accordingly says, “