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

Adhikaraṇa 10
The Soul's Departure During the Different Seasons
Introduction by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa
Now the following will be considered.
Saṁśaya (doubt): If he dies during the six months when the sun travels in the
south, does the enlightened soul still attain the benefit of his knowledge, or does
he not?
Pūrvapakṣa (the opponent speaks): Both Śruti-śāstra and Smṛti-śāstra affirm
that in order to attain the spiritual world one must die during the six months
when the sun travels in the north. Also, it is seen that Bhīṣmadeva and other great
souls refused to die until that auspicious time had arrived.
Siddhānta (conclusion): In the following words the author of the sūtras gives
His conclusion.
Sūtra 20
ataś cāyane 'pi dakṣiṇe
ataḥ—therefore; ca—also; āyane—in ther passing; api—also; dakṣiṇe—in the
south.
Therefore it is also during the passing in the south.
Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa
Because transcendental knowledge does not bring only a partial result, and also
because it removes all obstacles in its path, the enlightened soul attains the fruit of
his knowledge even if he dies during the six months when the sun passes in the
south. The argument of our opponent is very foolish and slow-witted. As will be
explained in the future, the word "uttarāyaṇa" here does not mean "the six months
when the sun passes in the south", but rather it means "the ātivāhika-devatās, or
the demigods that carry the soul to the higher worlds".
Blessed by his father, Bhīṣmadeva had the power to choose the time of his