Chapter 3 Section 2 Adhikarana 8
Adhikarana 8 of Chapter 3, Section 2. Iswara the giver of the fruits of actions
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WisdomLib.org (Swami Vireshwarananda, 1936) · Chapter Brahma Sutras 3.2 · Verse 3.2.38
फलमतः, उपपत्तेः ॥ ३८ ॥
From Him (the Lord) are the fruits of actions ; for that is reasonable.
Brahma Sutra 3.2.39
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श्रुतत्वाच्च ॥ ३९ ॥
And because the scripture so teaches.
Brahma Sutra 3.2.40
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धर्मं जैमिनिः, अत एव ॥ ४० ॥
Jaimini (thinks) for the same reasons ( viz. scriptural authority and reasoning) that religious merit (is what brings about the fruits of actions).
Brahma Sutra 3.2.41
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पूर्वं तु बादरायणः, हेतुव्यपदेशात् ॥ ४१ ॥
But Badarayana (thinks) the former (the Lord, as the bestower of the fruits of actions) on account of His being declared to be the cause (of the actions even).