Brahma Sūtra 3.3.28

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

छन्दत उभयाविरोधात्

chandata ubhayāvirodhāt

Sūtra translation

And because (on the above interpretation) there is no contradiction to both (i.e. man's making an effort to free himself from his deeds and actually freeing himself) according to his liking.

Moreover if we assumed that the man frees himself from his good and evil deeds on the way— after having departed from the body

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

छन्दत उभयाविरोधात्

chandata ubhayāvirodhāt

Sūtra translation

As it is desired; on account of there being no contradiction of either.

The time when good and evil deeds are left behind thus having been determined on the basis of the reason of the thing, the

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 3.3.29 in this text

Sūtra

छन्दत उभयाविरोधात्

chandata ubhayāvirodhāt

Sūtra translation

On account of theabsenee of either (came), they perform holy acts at their choice.

At their choice they do or do not (perform holy acts), for they are neither bound to do, nor liable to any evil consequences

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