Chapter 1 Section 4 Adhikarana 5
Adhikarana 5 of Chapter 1, Section 4. He who is the maker of the sun, moon, etc., is Brahman and not Prana (the vital force) or the individual soul
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WisdomLib.org (Swami Vireshwarananda, 1936) · Chapter Brahma Sutras 1.4 · Verse 1.4.16
जगद्वाचित्वात् ॥ १६ ॥
(He of whom all this is the work is Brahman) because (the work) denotes the world.
Brahma Sutra 1.4.17
WisdomLib.org (Swami Vireshwarananda, 1936) · Chapter Brahma Sutras 1.4 · Verse 1.4.17
जीवमुख्यप्राणलिङ्गान्नेति चेत्, तद्व्याख्यातम् ॥ १७ ॥
If it be said that on account of the characteristics of the individual soul and the chief Prana (to be found in the text, Brahman is) not (referred to by the word ‘maker’ in the passage cited), (we reply) that has already been explained.
Brahma Sutra 1.4.18
WisdomLib.org (Swami Vireshwarananda, 1936) · Chapter Brahma Sutras 1.4 · Verse 1.4.18
अन्यार्थं तु जैमिनिः प्रश्नव्याख्यानाभ्यामपि चैवमेके ॥ १८ ॥
But (the sage) Jaimini (thinks that the reference to the individual soul in the text) has another purpose because of the question and answer; moreover thus some (the Vajasaneyins) (read in their recension).