Chapter 1 Section 2 Adhikarana 5
Adhikarana 5 of Chapter 1, Section 2. The ruler within is Brahman
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WisdomLib.org (Swami Vireshwarananda, 1936) · Chapter Brahma Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.18
अन्तर्यामी, अधिदैवादिषु तद्धर्मव्यपदेशात् ॥ १८ ॥
The Ruler within of the gods and so on (is Brahman) on account of the qualities of that (Brahman) being mentioned.
Brahma Sutra 1.2.19
WisdomLib.org (Swami Vireshwarananda, 1936) · Chapter Brahma Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.19
न च स्मार्तम्, अतद्धर्माभिलापात् ॥ १९ ॥
And neither is (the Ruler within) that which is talked of in (Sankhya) Smriti (i.e. Pradhana ), because attributes contrary to its nature are mentioned (here).
Brahma Sutra 1.2.20
WisdomLib.org (Swami Vireshwarananda, 1936) · Chapter Brahma Sutras 1.2 · Verse 1.2.20
शरीरश्च, उभये'पि हि भेदेनैनमधीयते ॥ २० ॥
Also the individual soul (is not the Ruler within), for this is read as different (from the Internal Ruler) by the followers of both (the recensions, viz. the Kanwa and Madhyandina Sakhas of the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad ).