Brahma Sūtra 2.3.25
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
गुणाद्वा लोकवत्
guṇādvā lokavat
Sūtra translation
Or on account of (its) quality (viz. intelligence), as in cases of ordinary experience.
^ We cannot reason as follows, ' The soul is atomic because it produces effects extending (over the whole body), like f drop of
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Numbered 2.3.26 in this text
Sūtra
गुणाद्वालोकवत्
guṇādvālokavat
Sūtra translation
Or on account of its quality as light.
The 'or' is meant to set aside the view previously stated. The Self extends through the whole body by means of its quality, viz.
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Numbered 2.3.26 in this text
Sūtra
गुणाद्वालोकवत्
guṇādvālokavat
Sūtra translation
Or (the pervasion of the soul in the body may be ex- plained) from his quality of being radiant (with intelligence), as in the case of a light.
Or just as a flame pervades by the property of light, but as a flame it is limited to a particular spot, so also