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 3.2.6
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of Sūtra 3.2.6:
देह-योगाद् वा सो ‘पि
deha-yogād vā so ‘pi
deha – of the body; yogād – from contact; vā – or; so – that; api – even.
“That also from contact with the body.” (6)
Sūtra pagination:
Adhyāya 3:
Devotional Service;
Pāda 2:
Glories and Virtues of the Lord;
Adhikaraṇa 3:
The Supreme Personality of Godhead Creates the Waking State.
Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa’s commentary (Govinda-bhāṣya)
As explained in Kaṭha Upaniṣad 2.1.4, the waking state, which occurs when the soul is in contact with the body, is manifested from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is so because time and the other factors are only inert matter. The word api [also] in this sūtra hints that the state of dreamless sleep and fainting are also created by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is so because the Śruti-śāstra affirms that the Supreme Personality of Godhead is creator of everything.