Brahma Sūtra 2.2.35

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.2.36 in this text

Sūtra

अन्त्यावस्थितेश्चोभयनित्यत्वादविशेषः

antyāvasthiteścobhayanityatvādaviśeṣaḥ

Sūtra translation

And on account of the permanency of the final (size of the soul) and the resulting permanency of the two (preceding sizes) there is no difference (of size, at any time).

Moreover, the Jainas themselves admit the permanency of the final size of the soul which it has in the state of release. From this

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

अन्त्यावस्थितेश्चोभयनित्यत्वादविशेषः

antyāvasthiteścobhayanityatvādaviśeṣaḥ

Sūtra translation

And on account of the endurance of the final (size), and the (resulting) permanency of both; there is no difference.

The final size of the soul, i.e. the size it has in the state of Release, is enduring since the soul does not subsequently

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.2.36 in this text

Sūtra

अंत्यावस्थितेश्चोभय नित्यत्वादविशेषात्

aṃtyāvasthiteścobhaya nityatvādaviśeṣāt

Sūtra translation

(And the doctrine is untenable) even on the supposition that the final size is permanent ; for then, from parity (of reasoning), both (the soul and the body) would have to be admitted permanent.

If the soul should be devoid of size, there could be no existence of it. Therefore, in order that it might have that size

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