Brahma Sūtra 3.4.45

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

आर्त्विज्यमित्यौडुलोमिस्तस्मै हि परिक्रियते

ārtvijyamityauḍulomistasmai hi parikriyate

Sūtra translation

(They are) the work of the priest, this is the view of Au^ulomi; since for that (i.e. the entire sacrificial work) he is feed

The assertion that the meditations on subordinate members of the sacrifice are the work of the sacrificer is unfounded. They rather are the work

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

आर्त्विज्यमित्यौडुलोमिस्तस्मै हि परिक्रीयते

ārtvijyamityauḍulomistasmai hi parikrīyate

Sūtra translation

(They are) the priest's work, Audulomi thinks; since for that he is engaged.

The teacher Audulomi is of opinion that the meditation on the Udgîtha and the like is the work of the priest, since it is

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

आर्त्विज्यमित्यौडुलोमिस्तस्मै हि परिक्रियते

ārtvijyamityauḍulomistasmai hi parikriyate

Sūtra translation

Audulomi thinks that there is also fruit (benefit) accruing (to the soul), as in the case of sacrificial priests, be- cause fur their sake that (the acquisition of knowledge) is made through them (the souls) by them (gods).

Just as in the sacrifice called Satrayaga, there is merit accruing to the priests also; so there is a small fraction of the effect

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