Brahma Sūtra 2.3.10

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

तेजोऽतस्तथाह्याह

tejo'tastathāhyāha

Sūtra translation

Fire (is produced) thence (i.e. from air); for thus (the text) declares.

In the A'/zdndogya it is said that fire has for its source that which is (Brahman), in the Taittiriyaka that it has the air

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

तेजोतस्तथा ह्याह

tejotastathā hyāha

Sūtra translation

Fire (is produced) thence, for thus Scripture declares.

It has been stated that everything different from Brahman is the effect of Brahman. The doubt now arises whether the more remote effects of

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

तेजोतस्तथाह्याह

tejotastathāhyāha

Sūtra translation

Fire is produced hence, (i.e., from Brahman only) ; for thus the text declares.

From such texts as, “ Fire was produced from Air,” (Tait II. i), (Fire) should not be considered to have been produced from (any)

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