Brahma Sūtra 3.1.5
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
प्रथमेऽश्रवणादिति चेन्न ता एव ह्युपपत्तेः
prathame'śravaṇāditi cenna tā eva hyupapatteḥ
Sūtra translation
If an objection be raised on the ground of (water) not being mentioned in the first fire, we refute it by remarking that just it (viz. water) (is meant), on the ground of fitness.
Well, the pOrvapakshin resumes, but how can it be ascertained that ‘ in the fifth oblation water is called man,’ considering that water is
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
प्रथमेश्रवणादिति चेन्न ता एव ह्युपपत्तेः
prathameśravaṇāditi cenna tā eva hyupapatteḥ
Sūtra translation
Should it be said, on account of absence of mention in the first (reply); we say no, for just that (is meant), on the ground of fitness.
An objection is raised to the conclusion arrived at under III, 1, 1; on the ground that in the first oblation, described in Ch.
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
प्रथमेऽश्रवणादितिचेन्नताएव ह्युपपत्तेः
prathame'śravaṇāditicennatāeva hyupapatteḥ
Sūtra translation
If it be said that water not being mentioned in the beginning (in connection with the first oblation in the first fire described), (the elements do not go with the soul), (we sag) the objection is not valid; for the very same (water is there spoken of by the term * Sraddha ’) ; because of (this construction) agree- ing (with the conclusion).
“ In this fire of that heavenly world the gods offer Sraddha (Ch V. 4.2); thus in connection with the first fire, the offering