Brahma Sūtra 2.1.17
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
असद्व्यपदेशान्नेति चेन्न धर्मान्तरेण वाक्यशेषात्
asadvyapadeśānneti cenna dharmāntareṇa vākyaśeṣāt
Sūtra translation
If it be said that on account of being denoted as that which is not (the effect does) not (exist before it is actually produced); (we reply) not so, (because the term 'that which is not' denotes) another quality (merely); (as appears) from the complementary sentence.
But, an objection will be raised, in some places Scripture speaks of the effect before its production as that which is not; so, for
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Numbered 2.1.18 in this text
Sūtra
असद्व्यपदेशान्नेति चेन्न धर्मान्तरेण वाक्यशेषात्
asadvyapadeśānneti cenna dharmāntareṇa vākyaśeṣāt
Sūtra translation
If it he said that (before creation) there was nothing (none of the means) on account of the statement of absolute non-existence, of all things other than Brahman, we say ‘no’• for other things are so spoken of with reference to certain attributes (in certain aspects), (as may be seen) from the complementary sentence.
In the text, “ Nor was there Asat (the non-existent)” (Rv. X. 129. 1.) the non-existence of everything being declared, other things, it may
In Rāmānuja’s text the words of this sūtra fall within the sūtra numbered 2.1.18 there. Shown at Sūtra 2.1.18 →