Brahma Sūtra 2.2.7
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
पुरुषाश्मवदिति चेत्तथाऽपि
puruṣāśmavaditi cettathā'pi
Sūtra translation
And if you say (that the soul may move the pradhâna) as the (lame) man (moves the blind one) or as the magnet (moves the iron); thus also (the difficulty is not overcome).
Well then—the Sâ@nkhya resumes, endeavouring to defend his position by parallel instances—let us say that, as some lame man devoid of the power of
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Numbered 2.2.5 in this text
Sūtra
पुरुषाश्मवदिति चेत्तथापि
puruṣāśmavaditi cettathāpi
Sūtra translation
And if you say—as the man and the stone; thus also.
Here the following view might be urged. Although the soul consists of mere intelligence and is inactive, while the Pradhâna is destitute of all
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
पुरुषाश्मवदिति चेत्तथापि
puruṣāśmavaditi cettathāpi
Sūtra translation
If it be said that the Pradhana works like the person and stone, we reply it cannot j for even then it is so (open to the same objection).
Just as only the non-intelligent body connected with the intelligent being lifts up and carries stones, etc., so the non-intelligent Pradhana too, being connected