Brahma Sūtra 4.4.3
Śaṅkara
Advaita Vedānta
Sūtra
आत्मा प्रकरणात्
ātmā prakaraṇāt
Sūtra translation
(The light into which the soul enters is) the Self ; owing to the subject-matter of the chapter.
But how can the soul be called ‘released/ considering that the clause ‘having entered into the higliest light’ speaks of it as within the
Rāmānuja
Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
आत्मा प्रकरणात्
ātmā prakaraṇāt
Sūtra translation
The Self, on account of subject-matter.
The subject-matter of the whole section shows that by the Self manifesting itself in its own form there is meant the Self as possessing
Madhva
Dvaita Vedānta
Sūtra
आत्मा प्रकरणात्
ātmā prakaraṇāt
Sūtra translation
The ‘ Highest Light ' reached by the released is only Atman (the highest Lord); for the passage treats of him (Atman).
By the term ‘ Highest Light,’ (Paramatman the per- fect self) only is spoken of; for He is the topic of the passage. The