Brahma Sūtra 3.3.55

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

अङ्गावबद्धास्तु न शाखासु हि प्रतिवेदम्

aṅgāvabaddhāstu na śākhāsu hi prativedam

Sūtra translation

But the (meditations) connected with members (of sacrificial acts are) not (restricted) to (particular) K^akhas, according to the Veda (to which they belong).

The above occasional discussion being terminated, we return to the discussion of the matter in hand. —We meet in the different Vakhas of each

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 3.3.53 in this text

Sūtra

अङ्गावबद्धास्तु न शाखासु हि प्रतिवेदम्

aṅgāvabaddhāstu na śākhāsu hi prativedam

Sūtra translation

But those (meditations) which are connected with members (of sacrifices) are not (restricted) to (particular) sâkhâs, but rather (belong) to all sâkhâs.

There are certain meditations connected with certain constituent elements of sacrifices-as e.g. 'Let a man meditate on the syllable Om (as) the Udgîtha '(Ch.

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 3.3.57 in this text

Sūtra

अङ्गावबद्धास्तु न शाखासु हि प्रतिवेदम्

aṅgāvabaddhāstu na śākhāsu hi prativedam

Sūtra translation

(The gods) depending upon the various members (of the Divine Person should indeed be contemplated as such) ; but (all the attributes)should not be (contemplated as present in aU) as (for the attributes declared) in all branches of every Veda (of the superior are not to be comprehended as present in the in- feriors).

The meditation, etc., of Brahma and the other gods depending upon the limbs of the Supreme Person should be made by the eligible; but

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