Brahma Sūtra 2.4.20

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

संज्ञामूर्तिक्लृप्तिस्तु त्रिवृत्कुर्वत उपदेशात्

saṃjñāmūrtiklṛptistu trivṛtkurvata upadeśāt

Sūtra translation

But the fashioning of names and forms belongs to him who renders tripartite, on account of the teaching (of scripture).

In the chapter treating of the Being (sat), subsequently to the account of the creation of fire, water, and food (earth), the following statement

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.4.17 in this text

Sūtra

संज्ञामूर्तिक्लृप्तिस्तु त्रिवृत्कुर्वत उपदेशात्

saṃjñāmūrtiklṛptistu trivṛtkurvata upadeśāt

Sūtra translation

But the making of names and forms (belongs) to him who renders tripartite, on account of scriptural teaching.

The Sûtras have shown that the creation of the elements and organs in their collective aspect (samashti) and the activity of the individual souls

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 2.4.21 in this text

Sūtra

संज्ञामूर्तिक्लृप्तिस्तु त्रिवृत्कुर्वत उपदेशात्

saṃjñāmūrtiklṛptistu trivṛtkurvata upadeśāt

Sūtra translation

The origin of name and, form it from the Supreme Lord only, who is the author of tripartite mixture of the ele- ments (for the creation of the world of names and forms), as seen from scriptural teaching.

The fashioning of names and forms proceeds from the highest Lord only; for Sruti says, “ The Lord who is of the highest wisdom

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