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
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
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