Brahma Sūtra 2.3.35

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

उपादानात्

upādānāt

Sūtra translation

On account of its taking.

The quality of being an agent has to be attributed to the soul for that reason also that in the same chapter treating of

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.3.34 in this text

Rāmānuja’s text carries this sūtra and Sūtra 2.3.34 as one sūtra.

Sūtra

उपादानाद्विहारोपदेशाच्च

upādānādvihāropadeśācca

Sūtra translation

On account of taking and the declaration as to its moving about.

The text beginning 'And as a great king,' &c., declares that 'the Self taking the pranas moves about in its own body, according to

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

उपादानात्

upādānāt

Sūtra translation

(Here too, the soul is a real agent), on account of his adapting (means to ends).

Further, since the soul is seen (in this world) to adapt means,etc., to ends (for obtaining salvation as well as accomplishing the desired results),

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