Brahma Sūtra 3.2.6

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

देहयोगाद्वा सोऽपि

dehayogādvā so'pi

Sūtra translation

Or that (viz. the concealment of the soul’s powers springs) from its connexion with the body.

But if the soul is a part of the highest Self, why should its knowledge and lordship be hidden ? We should rather expect

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 3.2.5 in this text

Sūtra

देहयोगाद्वा सोपि

dehayogādvā sopi

Sūtra translation

Or that (results) also from connexion with the body.

The obscuration of the soul's true nature results either from the soul's connexion with the body or from its connexion with the power of

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

देहयोगाद्वासोऽपि

dehayogādvāso'pi

Sūtra translation

Even the state which is attended with special attach- ment to the gross body (is brought about by the Lord’s Will).

Also the state of conscious living in connection with the body (i.e., the waking state) is brought about by the supreme will of the