Brahma Sūtra 3.4.12
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
अध्ययनमात्रवतः
adhyayanamātravataḥ
Sūtra translation
I2« Of him who has merely read the Veda (there is qualification for works).
As the clause, ‘ Having learnt (read) the Veda from a family of teachers,’ speaks only of the reading, we determine that acts are
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
अध्ययनमात्रवतः
adhyayanamātravataḥ
Sūtra translation
Of him who has merely read the Veda.
Nor is there any force in the argument that knowledge is only auxiliary to work because works are enjoined on him who possesses knowledge.
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
अध्ययनमात्रवतः
adhyayanamātravataḥ
Sūtra translation
The eligibility belongs to him (alone) who has studied all the Vedas (to the extent of his capability).
“ He who is not devoted to Vishnu, who is destitute of dutifulness to his preceptor, who is devoid of tranquil- lity and other