Brahma Sūtra 2.2.40

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.2.41 in this text

Sūtra

अन्तवत्त्वमसर्वज्ञता वा

antavattvamasarvajñatā vā

Sūtra translation

And (there would follow from that doctrine) either finite duration or absence of omniscience (on the Lord's part).

The hypothesis of the argumentative philosophers is invalid, for the following reason also.—They teach that the Lord is omniscient and of infinite duration, and

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.2.39 in this text

Sūtra

अन्तवत्त्वमसर्वज्ञता वा

antavattvamasarvajñatā vā

Sūtra translation

Finiteness or absence of omniscience.

'Or' here has the sense of 'and.' If the Lord is under the influence of the adrishta, it follows that, like the individual soul,

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.2.41 in this text

Sūtra

अंतवत्वमसर्वज्ञता वा

aṃtavatvamasarvajñatā vā

Sūtra translation

(Again), either the state of being conditioned C'/'tke absence of omniscience (might be the objection against Tatu- pati.

For if he should have a body, then his existence would also be limited as that of Yagnadatta). y If not, there would result

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