Brahma Sūtra 4.3.7

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

कार्यं बादरिरस्य गत्युपपत्तेः

kāryaṃ bādarirasya gatyupapatteḥ

Sūtra translation

To the effected (Brahman) (the souls arc led) ; (thus opines) Badari ; because going to him is possible.

With regard to the passage, ‘He leads them to Brahman,’ the doubt arises whether that person leads the souls to the effected, lower, Brahman,

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Numbered 4.3.6 in this text

Sūtra

कार्यं बादरिरस्य गत्युपपत्तेः

kāryaṃ bādarirasya gatyupapatteḥ

Sūtra translation

(Him who meditates on) the effected Brahman, (thus opines) Bâdari; because for him going is possible.

The following question now presents itself for consideration. Does the troop of conducting divinities, Agni and the rest, lead on those who meditate on

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

कार्यं बादरिरस्य गत्युपपत्तेः

kāryaṃ bādarirasya gatyupapatteḥ

Sūtra translation

Badan thinks that Vayu leads him (soul) to the effected Brahmin (Chaturmukhfi)) as the possibility of going to him (is seen from statements).

From the text, " He leads these to Brahman ” Badari understands that Vayu leads them to the effected Brah- man ; for he

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