Brahma Sūtra 4.3.6

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

वैद्युतेनैव ततस्तच्छ्रुतेः

vaidyutenaiva tatastacchruteḥ

Sūtra translation

From thence (the souls are led) by him only who belongs to the lightning ; the sacred text stating that.

From thence, i. e. after they have come to the lightning they go to the world of Brahman, being led through the worlds of

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 4.3.5 in this text

Sūtra

वैद्युतेनैव ततस्तच्छ्रुतेः

vaidyutenaiva tatastacchruteḥ

Sūtra translation

From thence by him only who belongs to lightning, the text stating that.

The only leader from lightning up to Brahman is the not-human person connected with lightning; for the text states this directly. Varuna, Indra, and

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

वैद्युतेनैव ततस्तच्छ्रुतेः

vaidyutenaiva tatastacchruteḥ

Sūtra translation

Thence the wite reaches Brahman directly from the Lord of Vidyut ; (for there it none between them) and Sruti says that.

As statements are differently made in different parts (of scripture), it should not be supposed that there is one (more) to be reached beyond

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