Brahma Sūtra 2.3.41

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

परात्तु तच्छ्रुतेः

parāttu tacchruteḥ

Sūtra translation

But from the highest (Lord there result saws&ra and moksha), because scripture teaches that.

We now enter on the discussion whether the agentship, characterising the individual soul in the state of Nescience and founded on its limiting adjuncts,

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.3.40 in this text

Sūtra

परात्तु तच्छ्रुतेः

parāttu tacchruteḥ

Sūtra translation

But from the highest, this being declared by Scripture.

Is the activity of the individual soul independent (free), or does it depend on the highest Self? It is free; for if it were

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

परात्तुतच्छ्रुतेः

parāttutacchruteḥ

Sūtra translation

And (it) is but dependent upon the perfect Lord (only), (as seen) from, scripture to that effect.

And that capability of action is derived (by the soul) from the perfect Lord only. “ The power of an agent, instrumentality, character, the

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