Brahma Sūtra 3.4.28

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

सर्वान्नानुमतिश्च प्राणात्यये तद्दर्शनात्

sarvānnānumatiśca prāṇātyaye taddarśanāt

Sūtra translation

And there is permission of all food, (only) in the case of danger of life ; on account of this being shown (by scripture).

In the colloquy of the pra/zas the TTAandogas record, ‘ To him who knows this there is nothing which is not food’ (Kh. Up.

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

सर्वान्नानुमतिश्च प्राणात्यये तद्दर्शनात्

sarvānnānumatiśca prāṇātyaye taddarśanāt

Sūtra translation

And there is permission of all food in the case of danger of life; on account of this being seen.

In the meditation on prâna, according to the Vâjasaneyins and the Chândogas, there is a statement as to all food being allowed to him

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

सर्वान्नानुमतिश्च प्राणात्यये तद्दर्शनात्

sarvānnānumatiśca prāṇātyaye taddarśanāt

Sūtra translation

And the concession for accepting all food is meant to be used only when life is in danger as it is seen from scripture*

The Sruti which appears to give permission to ac- cepting all food only refers to the occasion when life is in danger. The text