Brahma Sūtra 4.1.8
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
ध्यानाच्च
dhyānācca
Sūtra translation
And on account of thoughtfulness.
Moreover also the word ‘thoughtfulness* denotes a lengthened carrying on of the same train of ideas. Now ‘ thoughtfulness * we ascribe^'to those whose
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
ध्यानाच्च
dhyānācca
Sūtra translation
And on account of meditation.
Since, as intimated by the text,'the Self is to be meditated upon,' the mental activity in question is of the nature of meditation, it
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
ध्यानाच्च
dhyānācca
Sūtra translation
And because it is meditation (uninterrupted continuity of thought).
The Narayana Tantra has the following : “ Contem- plation is of two kinds, one of remembrance, the other of deep meditation. The former