वेदान्त पारिजात सौरभ (भगवद् निम्बार्काचार्य - द्वैताद्वैत वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र भाष्य सटीक)

[sū. 3 2. 18.
ADH. 5.] VEDĀNTA-PĀRIJĀTA-SAURABHA 535
'"I am the origin of the entire world, likewise the dissolution"' (Gītā
7 6), '"He who knows me unborn, without beginning and the Great
Lord of the world"' (Gītā 10.3), '"The multitudes of gods do not
know my origin, nor the great sages"' (Gītā 10.2), '"Having pervaded
this entire world with a part of mine, I abide"' (Gītā 10.42), '"There
is nothing higher than me, O Dhanañjaya"' (Gītā 7.7), '"For I am
the enjoyer of all sacrifices, and the lord indeed"' (Gītā 9.24) and so
on.
COMPARISON
Śaṁkara
He quotes from Scripture (Bṛh. 2 3 6, etc.) and Smṛti to show
that Brahman is nirviśeṣa or absolutely free from differences.¹
Bhāskara
He quotes from Scripture (Śvet. 6.13) and Smṛti (Gītā 8.9)
to show that Brahman is self-manifest by nature.²
Baladeva
He quotes from Scripture (Gopāla-pūrva-tāpanī) and Smṛti
(Brahma-saṁhitā) to show that the body of the Lord is identical
with the Lord Himself.³
SŪTRA 18
"AND FOR THAT VERY REASON, (THERE IS) THE SIMILE, LIKE THE
SUN AND WATER AND SO ON."
Vedānta-pārijāta-saurabha
Brahman, though all-pervading, is indeed faultless, possessing
as He does two-fold characteristics. "For that very reason," texts
like: "Likewise,⁴ verily, the one soul abides within many, like
the sun within water-receptacles" (Yāj. Sm. 3.144⁵) and so on,
¹ Ś.B. 3 2.17, p 728. ² Bh. B 3.2.18, p. 167.
³ G B. 3.2.17.
⁴ Correct quotation "tathā" and not "yathā".
⁵ P. 283.
R. ŚK