Brahma Sūtra 3.2.34
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
स्थानविशेषात्प्रकाशादिवत्
sthānaviśeṣātprakāśādivat
Sūtra translation
(The statements concerning connexion and difference) are due to difference of place; in the manner of light and so on.
The present Sutra refutes the allegation that something different from Brahman exists, firstly, because things are said to be connected with Brahman, and secondly,
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Numbered 3.2.33 in this text
Sūtra
स्थानविशेषात्प्रकाशादिवत्
sthānaviśeṣātprakāśādivat
Sūtra translation
Owing to difference of place, as in the case of light, and so on.
Owing to the difference of limiting adjuncts constituted by special places, such as speech, and so on, Brahman in so far as connected with
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Numbered 3.2.35 in this text
Sūtra
स्थानविशेषात प्रकाशादिवत
sthānaviśeṣāta prakāśādivata
Sūtra translation
The difference arises from the peculiar character of the place (receptacle or the reflecting surface), as in the case of the sun’8 light, etc.
Just as there is a difference of character in the images or reflections of the sun caused by the peculiari- ties of the receptacle