Brahma Sūtra 3.4.17
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
ऊर्ध्वरेतःसु च शब्दे हि
ūrdhvaretaḥsu ca śabde hi
Sūtra translation
And (knowledge belongs) to those who are bound to chastity ; for in scripture (that condition of life is mentioned).
Scripture shows that knowledge is valid also for those stages of life for which chastity is prescribed. Now in their case knowledge cannot be
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
ऊर्ध्वरेतःसु च शब्दे हि
ūrdhvaretaḥsu ca śabde hi
Sūtra translation
And of him who is chaste; for in Scripture (this is declared).
The knowledge of Brahman belongs to those who have to observe chastity, and men living in that state have not to perform the Agnihotra,
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
ऊर्ध्वरेतस्सुच शब्दे हि
ūrdhvaretassuca śabde hi
Sūtra translation
(And) initiation is permitted only of those who are bound to chastity (etc.), ; for in Scripture (it is prescribed thus).
By the fact that the wise obtain release in spite of doing anything as they please, it is not to be supposed that those