Brahma Sūtra 2.3.22

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

स्वशब्दोन्मानाभ्यां च

svaśabdonmānābhyāṃ ca

Sūtra translation

And also on account of direct statement, and of inference.

The soul is of atomic size for that reason also that scripture contains a direct statement to that effe<it, ‘ By ^ Who ‘

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.3.23 in this text

Sūtra

स्वशब्दोन्मानाभ्यां च

svaśabdonmānābhyāṃ ca

Sūtra translation

And on account of the very word, and of measure.

Scripture directly applies the word 'anu' to the individual Self, 'By thought is to be known that atomic Self into which Breath has entered

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.3.23 in this text

Sūtra

स्वशब्दोन्मानाभ्यांच

svaśabdonmānābhyāṃca

Sūtra translation

And (the text declaring'pervasion refers to Brahman, not to the send) on account of the term belonging to Himself (directly expressing Vishnu) and (of His characteristic) of being immeasurable.

Indeed this Atman (Hari) being perfect in excellences, inconceivable, revealed only by the whole body of Scrip- ture, the Lord of all, the omniscient,

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