Brahma Sūtra 3.2.15
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
प्रकाशवच्चावैयर्थ्यात्
prakāśavaccāvaiyarthyāt
Sūtra translation
And as light (assumes forms as it were by its contact with things possessing form, so does Brah- man ;) since (the texts ascribing form to Brahman) are not devoid of meaning.
Just as the light of the sun or the moon after having passed through space enters into contact with a finger or some other
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
प्रकाशवच्चावैयर्थ्यात्
prakāśavaccāvaiyarthyāt
Sūtra translation
And in the same way as (a Brahman) consisting of light; (the texts thus) not being devoid of meaning.
In order that texts such as 'the True, knowledge, infinite is Brahman' may not be devoid of meaning, we have to admit that light
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
प्रकाशवच्चावैयर्थ्यम्
prakāśavaccāvaiyarthyam
Sūtra translation
As in the case of light, purposelessness of the Srvtis declaring hue and form of Brahman does not result; (for Brahman, though without colour and form effected by (Prakriti) or (matter) has colour and form constituting His spiritual essence).
As the Lord has colour and form which are of a different nature and essence from those which are the products of Prakriti (material