Brahma Sūtra 3.1.23
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
नातिचिरेण विशेषात्
nāticireṇa viśeṣāt
Sūtra translation
(The soul passes through the stages of its descent) in a not very long time ; on account of the special statement.
A doubt arises with reference to the period beginning with the soul’s becoming ether and extending up to its entering into rice, &c., viz.
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
नातिचिरेण विशेषात्
nāticireṇa viśeṣāt
Sūtra translation
Not very long; on account of special statement.
Does the soul in its descent through ether, and so on, stay at each stage for a not very long time, or is there
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Numbered 3.1.25 in this text
Sūtra
नातिचिरेण विशेषात्
nāticireṇa viśeṣāt
Sūtra translation
(He enter» a body), not very long after (starting from Svarga), (as it is) distinctly stated.
" Among them (those performing Karman), those who have performed good works soon obtain some good birth here (in this world).” (Ch. V. 107).