Brahma Sūtra 3.2.27
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
उभयव्यपदेशात्त्वहिकुण्डलवत्
ubhayavyapadeśāttvahikuṇḍalavat
Sūtra translation
But on account of twofold designation, (the relation of the highest Self to the individual soul has to be viewed) like that of the snake to its coils.
In order to justify his own view as to the relation of the conciliating individual soul and the conciliated highest Self, the Sutrakara mentions
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Numbered 3.2.26 in this text
Sūtra
उभयव्यपदेशात्त्वहिकुण्डलवत्
ubhayavyapadeśāttvahikuṇḍalavat
Sūtra translation
But on account of twofold designation, as the snake and its coils.
It has been shown in the preceding adhikarana that the entire non-sentient universe is the outward form of Brahman. For the purpose of proving
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Numbered 3.2.28 in this text
Sūtra
उभयव्यपदेशात्त्वहिकुण्डलवत्
ubhayavyapadeśāttvahikuṇḍalavat
Sūtra translation
But Brahman is both bliss and the blissful, on ac- count of 8or,ipture declaring Him as both, even as the serpent’s coils.
In such Srutis as the following, “ He who knows the bliss of Brahman” (Tait. II. 4); “Now he is the perfect bliss” (Bri.