Brahma Sūtra 3.4.4

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

तच्छ्रुतेः

tacchruteḥ

Sūtra translation

Because scripture directly states that.

‘What a man does with knowledge, faith and the Upanishad is more powerful’ (Kh. Up. I, 1, 10); this passage directly states that knowledge

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

तच्छ्रुतेः

tacchruteḥ

Sūtra translation

On account of direct scriptural statement.

Scripture itself directly declares knowledge to be subordinate to works, 'whatever he does with knowledge, with faith, with the Upanishad, that is more vigorous'.

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

तच्छ्रुतेः

tacchruteḥ

Sūtra translation

Because of such Scriptural statement.

“Whatever the individual does with knowledge, with faith (in the Supreme), becomes more efficacious ” (Ch. I. i.io) ; thus the text shows that

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