Chapter 1 Section 4 Adhikarana 7
Adhikarana 7 of Chapter 1, Section 4. Brahman is also the material cause of the world
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WisdomLib.org (Swami Vireshwarananda, 1936) · Chapter Brahma Sutras 1.4 · Verse 1.4.23
प्रकृतिश्च प्रतिज्ञादृष्टान्तानुपरोधात् ॥ २३ ॥
( Brahman is) the material cause also, (on account of this view alone) not being contradictory to the proposition and the illustrations (cited in the Sruti ).
Brahma Sutra 1.4.24
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अभिध्योपदेशाच्च ॥ २४ ॥
Also on account of the statement of will (to create on the part of the Supreme Self, It is the material cause).
Brahma Sutra 1.4.25
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साक्षाच्चोभयाम्नानात् ॥ २५ ॥
And because the Sruti states that both (the creation and the dissolution of the world) (have Brahman as) the direct (cause).
Brahma Sutra 1.4.26
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आत्मकृतेः परिणामात् ॥ २६ ॥
(Brahman is the material cause of the world) because (the Sruti says that) It created Itself by undergoing modifications.
Brahma Sutra 1.4.27
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योनिश्च हि गीयते ॥ २७ ॥
And because (Brahman) is called the origin.