Brahma Sūtra 4.4.20

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

दर्शयतश्चैवं प्रत्यक्षानुमाने

darśayataścaivaṃ pratyakṣānumāne

Sūtra translation

And thus perception and inference show.

Scripture and both declare that the highest light does not abide within effected things, ‘ The sun does not shine there, nor the moon

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

दर्शयतश्चैवं प्रत्यक्षानुमाने

darśayataścaivaṃ pratyakṣānumāne

Sūtra translation

And thus Perception and Inference show.

That the energies connected with the rule of the entire world are exclusive attributes of the highest Person, Scripture and Smriti alike declare. Compare

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 4.4.21 in this text

Sūtra

स्थितिमाह दर्शयतश्चैवं प्रत्यक्षानुमाने

sthitimāha darśayataścaivaṃ pratyakṣānumāne

Sūtra translation

(Scripture) declares the permanency uniform experience through eternity (of the blessedness) of the released, thus do the Perception of the wise and Inference show.

Scripture says that the released is meditating on the Lord thus : “ He remains singing this psalm,” (Tait. JII. 10), and there is

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