II-3 Śrī Bhāshya | Rāmānuja
Brahma Sutras: Chapter 2 Pāda 3
Topic 1 - Ether is not eternal but created
Topic 2 - Air springs from ether
Topic 3 - Brahman is not created
Topic 4 - Fire created from air
Topic 5 - Water Created From Fire
Topic 6 - Earth Created From Water
Topic 7 - Brahman as the creative principle residing in the preceding element is the cause of the subsequent element in the order of creation
Topic 8 - Reabsorption takes place in the inverse order to that of creation
Topic 9 - The mention of the mind, intellect, and organs does not interfere with the order of creation and reabsorption, as they are the products of the elements
Topic 10 - Birth and death are primarily spoken of the body, and metaphorically of the soul
Topic 11 - The individual soul is permanent, eternal, etc.
Topic 12 - The nature of the individual soul is intelligence
Topic 13 - The size of the individual soul
Topic 14 - The individual soul as agent
Topic 15 - The soul is an agent only so long as it is connected with the Upādhis
Topic 16 - The soul in its activity is dependent on the Lord
Topic 17 - Relation of the individual soul to Brahman