Brahma Sūtra 2.3.27
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
तथाच दर्शयति
tathāca darśayati
Sūtra translation
And thus (scripture also) declares.
Scripture also, after having signified the soul’s abiding in the heart and its atomic size, declares by means of such ’ Single atoms could
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Rāmānuja’s text carries this sūtra and Sūtra 2.3.26 as one sūtra.
Sūtra
व्यतिरेको गन्धवत्तथा च दर्शयति
vyatireko gandhavattathā ca darśayati
Sūtra translation
There is distinction as in the case of smell; and thus Scripture declares.
Just as smell, which is perceived as a quality of earth, is distinct from earth; thus knowledge of which we are conscious as the
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Madhva’s text carries this sūtra and Sūtra 2.3.26 as one sūtra.
Sūtra
व्यतिरेको गन्धवत्तथा च दर्शयति
vyatireko gandhavattathā ca darśayati
Sūtra translation
The extending beyond of parts is as in the case of odour ; and thus scripture also declares.
Just as fragrance goes forth separated from the flower so from the individual soul, parts go forth separated by the inconceivable power of the