Brahma Sūtra 3.1.22

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

साभाव्यापत्तिरुपपत्तेः

sābhāvyāpattirupapatteḥ

Sūtra translation

(On the part of the soul’s descending from the — moon) there is entering into similarity of being (with ether and so on); as this (only) is possible.

It has been explained that the souls of those who perform sacrifices, &c., after having reached the moon dwell there as long as their

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

तत्स्वाभाव्यापत्तिरुपपत्तेः

tatsvābhāvyāpattirupapatteḥ

Sūtra translation

There is entering into similarity of being with those, there being a reason.

The text describes the manner in which those who perform sacrifices, and so on, descend from the moon as follows: 'They return again that

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 3.1.24 in this text

Sūtra

तत्स्वाभाव्यापत्तिरुपपत्तेः

tatsvābhāvyāpattirupapatteḥ

Sūtra translation

The attaining (to the state of another) consists in attaining to a state similar to that of another, on account of this being possible (reasonable).

The attaining to the state of smoke, et6j» is only entering into smoke and other things, to go wh£ti they go, to stop where

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