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...
Adhikarana 7: The True Nature of Meditation
Adhyāya 4: The Results of Transcendental Knowledge;
Pāda 1: The Glories of Transcendental Knowledge;
Viṣaya [thesis or statement]: Now another point will be considered in relation to Bṛhad-Āraṇyaka Upaniṣad [4.5.6]:
आत्मा वा अरे द्रष्टव्यः
ātmā vā are draṣṭavyaḥ
“One should gaze on the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
Saṃśaya [doubt]: In worshiping the Lord are there restrictions of direction, place, and time to be observed, or are there no such restrictions?
Pūrvapakṣa [the opponent speaks]: In Vedic rituals there are such restrictions. Because worship of the Lord is also described in the Vedas, these restrictions must also apply to worship of the Lord.
Siddhānta [conclusion]: In the following words the author of the sūtras gives His conclusion.