Brahma Sūtra 3.2.3

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

मायामात्रं तु कार्त्स्न्येनानभिव्यक्तस्वरूपत्वात्

māyāmātraṃ tu kārtsnyenānabhivyaktasvarūpatvāt

Sūtra translation

But it (viz. the dream world) is mere illusion (m^yS), on account of its nature not manifesting itself with the totality (of the attributes of reality).

The word ‘but’ discards the pilrvapaksha. It is not true that the world of dreams is real ; it is mere illusion and there

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

मायामात्रं तु कार्त्स्न्येनानभिव्यक्तस्वरूपत्वात्

māyāmātraṃ tu kārtsnyenānabhivyaktasvarūpatvāt

Sūtra translation

But it is mere Mâyâ; on account of the true nature (of the soul) not being fully manifested.

The things appearing in dreams-chariots, lotus tanks, and so on—are absolute Mâyâ, i.e. things created by the Supreme Person. For the term 'Mâyâ' denotes

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

मायामात्रन्तु कार्त्स्न्येनानभिव्यक्तस्वरूपत्वात्

māyāmātrantu kārtsnyenānabhivyaktasvarūpatvāt

Sūtra translation

It is produced only from His will and with the im- pressions (samskara stored in the mind of the soul) ; for the things of this creation are destitute of tangible forms occupying space.

The Lord solely at His pleasure makes the soul see (again) the impressions stored in the mind that has no beginning ; He does

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