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

identical with the name Om."
Lord Balarāma and the other incarnations are all forms of Lord Kṛṣṇa and so
They also should be worshiped. That is the meaning.
Here someone may object: If that is so then the phrase “kṛṣṇa eva" (Kṛṣṇa
indeed), emphasizing Lord Kṛṣṇa would become meaningless.
To this objection the sūtra replies: "pṛthak" (it is different). This means, "the
result is different". What is that different result? the sūtra explains:
“apratibandhaḥ" (non-obstruction is the result). This means, "the removal of the
obstructions to the worship of Lord Kṛṣṇa, obstructions caused by thinking any
other form is the highest form of the Lord." Therefore, if one is able and if one is
so inclined, he may worship other forms of the Lord, which are all non-different
from Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Adhikaraṇa 20
The Spiritual Master
Introduction by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa
Now will be explained the truth that Lord Kṛṣṇa is attained by one who
approaches a genuine spiritual master. In its description of transcendental
knowledge, the Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad (6.23) explains:
yasya deve parā bhaktir
yathā deve tathā gurau
tasyaite kathitā hy arthāḥ
prakāśante mahātmanaḥ
"Only to those great souls who have implicit faith in both the Lord and the
spiritual master are all the imports of Vedic knowledge automatically revealed."*
In the Chāndogya Upaniṣad (6.14.2) it is said:
ācāryavān puruṣo veda