Brahma Sūtra 4.3.14

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

न च कार्ये प्रतिपत्त्यभिसंधिः

na ca kārye pratipattyabhisaṃdhiḥ

Sūtra translation

And the intention of entering (can) not (be referred) to the effected (Brahman).

Moreover the intention of entering into which is expressed in the passage, ‘I enter the hall of Pra^Spati, the house’ (Kh. Up. VIII, 14,

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 4.3.13 in this text

Sūtra

न च कार्ये प्रत्यभिसंधिः

na ca kārye pratyabhisaṃdhiḥ

Sūtra translation

And there is no aiming at the effected (Brahman).

The aim of the soul is not at Hiranyagarbha, but at the highest Brahman itself. For the complementary sentence 'I am the glorious among

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

न च कार्ये प्रतिपत्यभिसंधिः

na ca kārye pratipatyabhisaṃdhiḥ

Sūtra translation

Further (they had) neither the sight of, nor the pur- pose of going to, the effected Brahman.

Further Gaimini argues : “ There was neither the sight of Brahma (the effected Brahman), nor the purpose such as “ May I reach