Brahma Sūtra 3.3.41

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

उपस्थितेऽतस्तद्वचनात्

upasthite'tastadvacanāt

Sūtra translation

When (eating) is taking place, (the prawagni- hotra has to be performed) from that (i.e. the food first eaten); on the ground of the passage declaring this.

When eating is actually taking place, ‘ from that,’ i.e. with that material of food which first pre.sents itself, the agni- hotra offered to

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 3.3.40 in this text

Sūtra

उपस्थितेतस्तद्वचनात्

upasthitetastadvacanāt

Sūtra translation

In the case of him who has approached (Brahman); just on that account, this being declared by the text.

When the soul, released from all bonds and manifesting itself in its true nature, has approached, i.e. attained to Brahman; then just on that

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 3.3.42 in this text

Sūtra

उपस्थितेस्तद्वचनात्

upasthitestadvacanāt

Sūtra translation

She is eternally hlessed) on account of Her eternal relation (to tie Lord), as seen from declaration to that effect.

It is reasonable that She is eternally blessed, because She is intimately connected with the glorious Lord through eternity. This may be seen from

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