गोविन्द भाष्य (श्रील बलदेव विद्याभूषण - अचिन्त्यभेदाभेद वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र भाष्य सटीक)

"One should definitely know that all material ingredients, activities, time and
modes, and the living entities who are meant to enjoy them all, exist by His mercy
only, and as soon as He does not care for them, everything becomes nonexistent."*
—2.10.12
That Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the commentary on Vedānta-sūtra is confirmed by
the following statement of Garuḍa Purāṇa—
artho 'yam brahma-sūtrāṇām
"Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the commentary on Vedānta-sūtra."*
In this Vedānta-sūtra the first chapter explains that Brahman is the real subject
matter discussed in all Vedic literatures. The second chapter explains that all Vedic
literatures present the same conclusion. They do not actually contradict each
other. The third chapter describes how to attain Brahman. The fourth chapter
explains the result of attaining Brahman.
A person whose heart is pure, pious, and free from material desires, who is
eager is associate with saintly devotees, who has faith in the Lord and the
scriptures, and who is peaceful and decorated with saintly qualitities, is qualified
to study the scriptures and strive after Brahman.
The relationship between Brahman and the scriptures is that the scriptures
describe Brahman and Brahman is the object described in the scriptures. The
Vedānta-sūtra and other Vedic scriptures describe Brahman as the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, whose form is eternal, full of knowledge and bliss, who is
the master of unlimited inconceivable potencies, and who possesses unlimited
pure, transcendental attributes. The result of properly understanding the Vedānta-
sūtra and other Vedic scriptures is that the spiritual aspirant becomes free from all
material imperfections, and able to see the Supreme Brahman, Personality of
Godhead, face to face.
The Vedānta-sūtra is written in adhikaraṇas, Vedic syllogisms, which consist of
five parts: 1. viṣaya (thesis, or statement); 2. saṁśaya (the arisal of doubt in the
tenability of the statement); 3. pūrvapakṣa (presentation of a view opposing the
original statement) 4. siddhānta (determination of the actual truth, the final
conclusion, by quotation from Vedic scriptures), and saṅgati (confirmation of the
final conclusion by quotation from Vedic scriptures).
Chapter 1
Pada 1