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

In the beginning of this pada three kinds of devotees, beginning with the
svaniṣṭha devotee, were described. Now will be considered the following question:
Should they who have attained transcendental knowledge continue to perform the
duties of varṇāśrama-dharma? First we will consider the situation of the svaniṣṭha
devotees. In the Kauṣārava-śruti it is said:
paśyann apīmam ātmānaṁ
kuryāt karmāvicārayan
yadātmanaḥ su-niyataṁ
ānandotkarṣam āpnuyāt
"Even when one directly sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead one should
continue to perform Vedic rituals, for in this way one attains great bliss."
Saṁśaya (doubt): Should a svaniṣṭha devotee who has attained transcendental
knowledge still perform Vedic rituals or should he not?
Pūrvapakṣa (the opponent speaks): The purpose of Vedic rituals is to attain
transcendental knowledge. When the end is attained the means may be
abandoned. For this reason there is no reason that he must continue to perform
Vedic rituals.
Siddhānta (conclusion): In the following words the author of the sūtras gives
His opinion.
Sūtra 32
vihitatvād āśrama-karmāpi
vihitatvāt—because of being ordered; āśrama—of the asramas; karma—the
duties; api—also.
The duties of the āśramas also, for they are ordered.
Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa
The word "api" (also) here means that the duties of the varṇas are also
included. This means that the prescribed duties of varṇāśrama-dharma should be
performed. Why is that? They should be performed in order to increase