Brahma Sūtra 3.3.21

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

न वा विशेषात्

na vā viśeṣāt

Sūtra translation

Or this is not so, on account of the difference (of place).

The two secret names do not apply quite equally to the two persons mentioned, because they are connected with different places in the vidya.

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

न वा विशेषात्

na vā viśeṣāt

Sūtra translation

Or not so, on account of difference.

This is not so, for as Brahman is to be meditated upon in two different abodes, the meditations are separate. In both the Sândilya-vidyâs,

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 3.3.22 in this text

Sūtra

न वा विशेषात्

na vā viśeṣāt

Sūtra translation

(The term * Atman *) may or may not (connote all the qualities) according to difference of (qualification or eligibility).

The comprehension of all the qualities by the term * Atman * may or may not arise, as the eligible differ (in their capabilities

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