Brahma Sūtra 2.3.6
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
प्रतिज्ञाहानिरव्यतिरेकाच्छब्देभ्यः
pratijñāhāniravyatirekācchabdebhyaḥ
Sūtra translation
The non-abandonment of the promissory state- ments (results only) from the non-difference (of the entire world from Brahman), according to the words of the Veda.
— In all the Veddnta-texts we meet with promissory statements of the following nature : ‘ That by which we hear what is not
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Rāmānuja’s text divides this sūtra into two sūtras.
Numbered 2.3.5 in this text
Sūtra
प्रतिज्ञाहानिरव्यतिरेकात्
pratijñāhāniravyatirekāt
Sūtra translation
The non-abandonment of the promissory statement (results) from non-difference.
It is not appropriate to assume, from deference to the Chândogya-text, a secondary meaning for those other texts also which declare Ether to have
Numbered 2.3.6 in this text
Sūtra
शब्देभ्यः
śabdebhyaḥ
Sūtra translation
(As follows also) from (other) texts.
That Ether is an originated thing follows from other clauses also in the Chândogya: 'Being only this was in the beginning, one without a
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
प्रतिज्ञाहानिरव्यतिरेकाच्छब्देभ्यः
pratijñāhāniravyatirekācchabdebhyaḥ
Sūtra translation
Otherwise, the promissory statement would fail ; and ether mutt be held to have originated, since it is not excluded from all, according to the words (Srutis).
If what is different from Brahman be held to be absolutely eternal (not originated), then the promissory statements such as, “ He created all