Brahma Sūtra 4.4.7

Śaṅkara

Advaita Vedānta

Sūtra

एवमप्युपन्यासात्पूर्वभावादविरोधं बादरायणः

evamapyupanyāsātpūrvabhāvādavirodhaṃ bādarāyaṇaḥ

Sūtra translation

Thus also, on account of the existence of the former (qualities), (admitted) owing to reference and so on, there is absence of contradiction, (as) Badara- ya/^a (thinks).

Thus also, i. e. although it be admitted that intelligence only constitutes the true nature of the Self, also the former nature, i.e. lordly

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Rāmānuja

Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

एवमप्युपन्यासात्पूर्वभावादविरोधं बादरायणः

evamapyupanyāsātpūrvabhāvādavirodhaṃ bādarāyaṇaḥ

Sūtra translation

Thus also, on account of existence of the former qualities (as proved) by suggestion, Bâdarayana holds absence of contradiction.

The teacher Bâdarâyana is of opinion that even thus, i.e. although the text declares the soul to have mere intelligence for its essential nature,

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Madhva

Dvaita Vedānta

Sūtra

एवमप्युपन्यासात्पूर्वभावादविरोधं बादरायणः

evamapyupanyāsātpūrvabhāvādavirodhaṃ bādarāyaṇaḥ

Sūtra translation

It being also thus declared and the aforesaid views also being true, Badarayana sees no contradiction (between the two views).

“He indeed becomes completely freed from this mortal frame and stands out in his pure intelligent person,, then by that frame only, he sees

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