Brahma Sūtra 3.3.56

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

मन्त्रादिवद्वाऽविरोधः

mantrādivadvā'virodhaḥ

Sūtra translation

Or else there is no contradiction (implied in our opinion) ; as in the case of mantras and the like.

Or else we may put the matter as follows. There is no reason whatever to suspect a contradiction if we declare certain vidyas enjoined

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 3.3.54 in this text

Sūtra

मन्त्रादिवद्वाविरोधः

mantrādivadvāvirodhaḥ

Sūtra translation

Or there is no contradiction as in the case of mantras and the rest.

The 'or' here has the sense of 'and.' The 'and the rest' comprises generic characteristics, qualities, number, similarity, order of succession, substances, and actions.

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 3.3.58 in this text

Sūtra

मंत्रादिवद्वाऽविरोधः

maṃtrādivadvā'virodhaḥ

Sūtra translation

Or as in the case of Mantras, etc., there is no objection.

Even as the mantras referring to all the gods are studied, there is no objection to contemplating the qualities of the lower gods as

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