Brahma Sūtra 3.1.9

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

चरणादिति चेन्नोपलक्षणार्थेति कार्ष्णाजिनिः

caraṇāditi cennopalakṣaṇārtheti kārṣṇājiniḥ

Sūtra translation

Should it be objected that on account of con- duct (the assumption of a remainder is not needed), we deny this because (the scriptural expression ‘ conduct ’) is meant to connote (the remainder) ; so KArsh/eA^ni thinks.

But—an objection may be raised—the scriptural passage, which has been quoted for the purpose of proving that the existence of a remainder of works

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

चरणादिति चेन्न तदुपलक्षणार्थेति कार्ष्णाजिनिः

caraṇāditi cenna tadupalakṣaṇārtheti kārṣṇājiniḥ

Sūtra translation

'On account of conduct'; not so, since (karana) connotes works; thus Kârshnâjini thinks.

In the phrases 'those whose works were good' (ramanîya-karanâh), and 'those whose works were bad' (kapûyâ-karanâh), the word karana does not denote good and

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 3.1.10 in this text

Sūtra

चरणादितिचेन्न तदुपलक्षणार्थेति कार्ष्णाजनिः

caraṇāditicenna tadupalakṣaṇārtheti kārṣṇājaniḥ

Sūtra translation

From the Sruti referring to ‘ conduct ’ should it be said (that the going and coming back) result from the conduct (but not from the sacrificial acts) ; this is denied ; for Karshna- Jini thinks that ‘ conduct * is meant to imply them (sacrificial ads as mV).

“ Among them (who perform Karma) those whose conduct here has been good are born among good (desir- able) classes of beings; those whose

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