Brahma Sūtra 3.3.51

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

न सामान्यादप्युपलब्धेर्मृत्युवन्न हि लोकापत्तिः

na sāmānyādapyupalabdhermṛtyuvanna hi lokāpattiḥ

Sūtra translation

Not also on account of its resembling (the mdnasa cup) (can the fires constitute parts of an action) ; for it is observed (on the ground of K^ruti, ‘&c., that they are independent); as in the case of death ; for the world does not become (a fire) (because it resembles a fire in some points).

Against the allegation made by the purvapakshin that the present case is analogous to that of the m^nasa cup, we remark that the fire-altars

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 3.3.49 in this text

Sūtra

न सामान्यादप्युपलब्धेर्मृत्युवन्न हि लोकापत्तिः

na sāmānyādapyupalabdhermṛtyuvanna hi lokāpattiḥ

Sūtra translation

Not so, on account of this being observed on account of similarity also; as in the case of Death; for (the person in yonder orb) does not occupy the worlds (of Death).

From a transfer or assimilation of this kind it does not necessarily follow that things of different operation are equal, and that hence those

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 3.3.53 in this text

Sūtra

न सामान्यादप्युपलब्धेर्मृत्युवन्न हि लोकापत्तिः

na sāmānyādapyupalabdhermṛtyuvanna hi lokāpattiḥ

Sūtra translation

Though all the forms of Brahman are identical, from the ordinary sight (of any form) final release cannot result, cls from death (at any time) ; nor does attaining to other regions (constitute final release) indeed.

Final release does not result from the ordinary perception of any form of Brahman (other than that which he is required to contemplate by

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