Brahma Sūtra 3.1.20

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

दर्शनाच्च

darśanācca

Sūtra translation

And on account of observation.

It is, moreover, observed that out of the four classes of organic beings—viviparous animals, oviparous animals, animals springing from heat, and beings springing from

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

दर्शनाच्च

darśanācca

Sūtra translation

And on account of its being seen.

And it is seen in Scripture also, that the bodies of some beings originate independently of the fifth oblation: 'Of all beings there are

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 3.1.21 in this text

Sūtra

दर्शनाच्च

darśanācca

Sūtra translation

And on account of direct perception.

Further, that the lowermost hell of darkness is a place of absolute misery is established by the statement in the Pâdma of Brahma’s direct

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