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 4: The Ativahika-devata Demigods
Adhyāya 4: The Results of Transcendental Knowledge;
Pāda 3: How a Person with Transcendental Knowledge Leaves his Material Body;
Viṣaya [thesis or statement]: Now a certain aspect of the path that begins with light will be considered.
Saṃśaya [doubt]: Are the light and other things landmarks on the path, or are they persons carrying the enlightened soul?
Pūrvapakṣa [the opponent speaks]: They are landmarks, for the text describes them in that way. They are like landmarks people may indicate, just as one may say, “Go to the river. Then there will be a hill, and after that will be a village.” Or they may be persons, for the words could be interpreted in that way.
Siddhānta [conclusion]: In the following words the author of the sūtras gives His conclusion.