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

message of Lord Kṛṣṇa, the beloved of the devotees, purify the polluted aim of life
known as material enjoyment and thus go back to Godhead, to the lotus feet of
Him (the Personality of Godhead."*
In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (5.12.12) it is said:
"My dear King Rahūgaṇa, unless one has the opportunity to smear his entire
body with the dust of the lotus feet of great devotees, one cannot realize the
Absolute Truth simply by observing celibacy (brahmacarya), strictly following the
rules and regulations of householder life, leaving home as vanaprastha, accepting
sannyāsa, or undergoing severe penances in winter by keeping oneself submerged
in water or surrounding oneself in summer by fire and the scorching heat of the
sun. There are many other processes to understand the Absolute Truth, but the
Absolute Truth is only revealed to one who has attained the mercy of a great
devotee."*
In this sūtra the word "api" (also) is used in the sense of joining things
together.
Sūtra 38
viśeṣānugrahaś ca
viśeṣa—special; anugrahaḥ—mercy; ca—also.
Special mercy also.
Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa
In Bhagavad-gītā (10.9-10), the Supreme Personality of Godhead personally
declares:
mac-cittā mad-gata-prāṇā
bodhayantaḥ parasparam
kathayantaś ca māṁ nityaṁ
tuṣyanti ca ramanti ca
"The thoughts of My pure devotees dwell in Me, their lives are fully devoted to
My service, and they derive great satisfaction and bliss from always enlightening