Brahma Sūtra 3.1.16

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

तत्रापि च तद्व्यापारादविरोधः

tatrāpi ca tadvyāpārādavirodhaḥ

Sūtra translation

On account of his activity there also no contradiction exists.

There is no contradiction, as the same Yama is admitted to act as chief ruler in those seven hells. Of ATitragupta and others Smr/ti

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

तत्रापि तद्व्यापारादविरोधः

tatrāpi tadvyāpārādavirodhaḥ

Sūtra translation

On account of his activity there also, there is no contradiction.

As their going to those seven places also is due to the command of Yama, there is no contradiction.—Thus those also who do not

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 3.1.17 in this text

Sūtra

तत्रापिच तद्व्यापारादविरोधः

tatrāpica tadvyāpārādavirodhaḥ

Sūtra translation

And because even there everything proceeds under His guiding power, there is no contradiction.

By the particle ‘ and * is intimated that the Lord does His work even in hell untouched by anything undesirable. (And) the contradiction

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