Brahma Sūtra 4.1.15
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
अनारब्धकार्ये एव तु पूर्वे तदवधेः
anārabdhakārye eva tu pūrve tadavadheḥ
Sūtra translation
But only those former (works) whose effects have not yet begun (are destroyed by knowledge) because (scripture states) that (i. e. the death of the body) to be the term.
In the two preceding adhikarawas it has been proved that good as well as evil works are annihilated through knowledge. We now have to
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
अनारब्धकार्ये एव तु पूर्वे तदवधेः
anārabdhakārye eva tu pūrve tadavadheḥ
Sūtra translation
But only those former works the effects of which have not yet begun; on account of that being the term.
A new doubt arises here, viz. whether all previous good and evil works are destroyed by the origination of knowledge, or only those the
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
अनारब्धकार्ये एव तु पूर्वे तदवधेः
anārabdhakārye eva tu pūrve tadavadheḥ
Sūtra translation
But only those good and evil works that have not begun to produce their effect become destroyed, (not those that have come to fruition); that (release) being deferred to that limit.
“ The delay will be only so long a time as the wise requires to get free from his Prarabdhakarma; then (with- out any