Brahma Sutras (Govinda Bhashya)
by Kusakratha das Brahmacari | 2010 | 343,161 words | ISBN-10: 8175050063
This is the English translation of the Brahma-sutras including the Govinda Bhashya commentary of Baladeva Vidyabhushana—an Indian spiritual teacher (Acharya) of the Gaudiya branch of Vaishnavam from the 18th century. This Govinda Bhasya aims to apply Vedantic principles to address universal human concerns, such as suffering and death, rather than m...
Sūtra 2.2.43
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of Sūtra 2.2.43:
न च कर्तुः करणम्
na ca kartuḥ karaṇam
na – not; ca – and; kartuḥ – of the agent; karaṇam – sense organ.
The creator has no sense instruments to come into connection with Śakti.
Sūtra pagination:
Adhyāya 2:
No Conflict Between Vedānta and Other Vedic Scriptures;
Pāda 2:
Refutation of Opposing Views (continued);
Adhikaraṇa 8:
The Śakti Theory Reviewed.
Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa’s commentary (Govinda-bhāṣya)
Even if it be admitted that there is a Lord who has connection with Śakti, yet in His case there is an absence of sense instruments like a material body, etc. with which He may create the universe. Thus it is not possible that such a Puruṣa can have any connection with Śakti. However, if it is assumed that He has a body and sense organs, then the objections raised in Sūtra 2.2.40 would apply to Him.
An objector says, “But it need not be that the body and sense organs of the Lord are like ours, made of matter and the result of karma; He may have a body consisting of eternal knowledge, will etc.” The author answers this argument by the following sūtra: