Brahma Sutras

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ॐ तद्वतो विधानात् ॐ ॥ ३.४.६॥

sanskrit

(And this is so) because rites are enjoined for one who is possessed of that (knowledge of the Vedas).

english translation

OM tadvato vidhAnAt OM || 3.4.6||

hk transliteration

ॐ नियमाच्च ॐ ॥ ३.४.७॥

sanskrit

And (this follows) from the restrictive texts.

english translation

OM niyamAcca OM || 3.4.7||

hk transliteration

ॐ अधिकोपदेशात्तु बादरायणस्यैवं तद्दर्शनात् ॐ ॥ ३.४.८॥

sanskrit

But Badarayana’s view stands unshaken because of the instruction that the supreme Self is even greater (than the agent); for so it is revealed (by the Upanishads).

english translation

OM adhikopadezAttu bAdarAyaNasyaivaM taddarzanAt OM || 3.4.8||

hk transliteration

ॐ तुल्यं तु दर्शनम् ॐ ॥ ३.४.९॥

sanskrit

But the Upanishadic declaration (of conduct) is equally in evidence (proving that knowledge is not subservient to religious acts).

english translation

OM tulyaM tu darzanam OM || 3.4.9||

hk transliteration

ॐ असार्वत्रिकी ॐ ॥ ३.४.१०॥

sanskrit

The declaration is not universal.

english translation

OM asArvatrikI OM || 3.4.10||

hk transliteration