गोविन्द भाष्य (श्रील बलदेव विद्याभूषण - अचिन्त्यभेदाभेद वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र भाष्य सटीक)
Govinda Bhashya of Baladeva Vidyabhushana with Commentary
श्रील बलदेव विद्याभूषण (संपादक: कृष्णदास बाबा जी) द्वारा
पृष्ठ 392, कुल 647 में से
संदर्भ में पढ़ेंViṣaya (the subject matter): The subject matter here is a passage of Gopāla-
tāpanī Upaniṣad.
Saṁśaya (doubt): In the worship performed by the ekāntī devotees, should all
the qualities of the Supreme Lord be brought together or not?
Pūrvapakṣa (the opponent speaks): Because the Lord's qualities are to be
praised, the ekāntī devotees should meditate in this way, if they are able.
Siddhānta (conclusion): In the following words the author of the sūtras gives
His conclusion.
Sūtra 8
na vā prakaraṇa-bhedāt parovarīyastvādi-vat
na—not; vā—or; prakaraṇa—of devotion; bhedāt—because of differences;
parovarīyastva—greater than the greatest; ādi—beginning with; vat—like.
Certainly not. Because of the differences in devotion. Like the Parovarīya and
others.
Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa
The word "vā" (or) is used in the sense of “certainly". The ekāntī devotees do
not bring the qualities of the Lord's other forms into the specific form they have
selected to worship. In this way the ekāntī devotees who are exclusively devoted to
Lord Kṛṣṇa do not think of Lord Nṛsiṁha's mane, teeth, fearsomeness, and other
qualities as present in Lord Kṛṣṇa. In the same way the ekāntī devotees who are
exclusively devoted to Lord Nṛsiṁha do not think of Lord Kṛṣṇa's flute, stick,
peacock-feather, and other qualities as present in Lord Nṛsiṁha. Why is that? The
sūtra explains: “prakaraṇa-bhedāt" (because of the differences in devotion). The
word "prakaraṇa" here means "the most exalted (pra) activity (karaṇa)."
Therefore the word “prakaraṇa" here refers to devotional service. The word
“bhedāt" here means "because of the differences".
Because it is more intense and deep, the devotion of the ekaṇtī devotees is more
exalted than the devotion of the svaniṣṭha devotees. Here the author of the sūtras
gives and example. He says: "Like the Parovarīya and others." This means that the
ekāntī devotees who are exclusively devoted to the Lord's form as the Hiraṇya
Puruṣa in the sun planet do not ascribe to their object of worship the qualities of
the Lord's form as Parovarīya, a form worshiped by the worshipers of Udgītha. The