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

Adhikaraṇa 9
A Special Situation
Introduction by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa
Now will be explained the truth that the Lord Himself takes certain exalted
nirapekṣa devotees back to His own abode. In the Gopāla-tāpanī Upaniṣad (1.22
and 24) it is said:
etad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padaṁ ye
nityodyuktāḥ samyajante na kāmān
teṣām asau gopa-rūpaḥ prayatnāt
prakāśayed ātma-padaṁ tadaiva
"To they who always diligently worship Lord Viṣṇu's transcendental form, the
Lord, in His original form as a cowherd boy, shows His lotus feet.
oṁkāreṇāntaritaṁ ye japanti
govindasya pañca-padaṁ manuṁ tam
teṣām asau darśayed ātma-rūpaṁ
tasmān mumukṣur abhyasen nityaṁ śāntyai
"To they who chant the five-word mantra with Oṁ and Govinda, the Lord
reveals His own form. Therefore, to attain transcendental peace, they who desire
liberation should regularly chant this mantra."
Saṁśaya (doubt): Are the nirapekṣa devotees carried to the spiritual world by
the ātivāhika demigods, or by the Supreme Lord Himself?
Pūrvapakṣa (the opponent speaks): The scriptures affirm:
dvāv eva mārgau
"There are two paths."
The conclusion is that they who are enlightened with transcendental