Brahma Sūtra 4.4.21

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

भोगमात्रसाम्यलिङ्गाच्च

bhogamātrasāmyaliṅgācca

Sūtra translation

And on account of the indications of equality of enjoyment only.

The lordly power of those who take their stand on the effected Brahman is not absolute, for that reason also that scripture teaches that

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

भोगमात्रसाम्यलिङ्गाच्च

bhogamātrasāmyaliṅgācca

Sūtra translation

And on account of the indication of the equality of enjoyment only.

The previous conclusion is confirmed by the further fact that the text directly teaches the released soul to be equal to Brahman in so

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Numbered 4.4.22 in this text

Sūtra

भोगमात्रसाम्यलिंगाच्च

bhogamātrasāmyaliṃgācca

Sūtra translation

And on account of (tie Sruti containing) the indica- tory circumstance, viz., the uniformity of experience in all the blessings enjoyed, (there exists no cause of increase or decrease of the blessedness of the released).

Further there is nothing against the tlnchangeable- ness of the heavenly state from1 the variety of enjoyments; for amidst all the variety of enjoyments,

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