Brahma Sūtra 4.1.7
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
आसीनः संभवात्
āsīnaḥ saṃbhavāt
Sūtra translation
Sitting (a man is to meditate), on account of the possibility.
As meditations connected with members of sacrificial action depend on action, we need not raise the question whether they arc to be carried on
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
आसीनः संभवात्
āsīnaḥ saṃbhavāt
Sūtra translation
Sitting; on account of possibility.
It has been shown that that special form of cognitional activity which the Vedânta-texts set forth as the means of accomplishing final Release and
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
आसीनः संभवात्
āsīnaḥ saṃbhavāt
Sūtra translation
The contemplatist shall (always) practise meditation (only) sitting : for (then only) it is possible.
Though he may always contemplate the L,ord, still he shall specially meditate on Him in the sitting pos- ture ; for then the distraction