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

Liberation is not attained by following the path of yoga, nor is it attained by the knowledge of saṅkhya, where the soul is distinguished from matter. The śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad (3.8) says tam eva viditvāti mṛtyum eti (One can overcome the path of birth and death only by understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead). The Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad (4.4.21) says vijñāya prajñāṁ kurvīta (One should meditate on the Supreme Personality of Godhead). The scriptures also say etad yo dhyāyati rasati bhajati so 'mṛto bhavati (He who meditates on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, finds his happiness in Him, and worships Him, attains liberation). We are not opposed to those portions of the saṅkhya and yoga philosophies that do not contradict the Vedas. However, we completely reject those portions that contradict the Vedas. Although the Yoga-smṛti teaches faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as in the passages īśvara- paridhānād vā (Yoga may be attained by devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead) and kleśa-karma- vipākāśayair aparākṛṣṭaḥ puruṣa-viśeṣa īśvaraḥ (God is a single specific person who is untouched by suffering or the fruits of action), still many people reject these sūtras and say that their author was bewildered when he spoke them. Actually it is Gautama Muni and other atheists who are bewildered, for they propound theories that defy the Vedas. (The author of Vedānta) will refute these theories (in future sūtras). Even though they were very learned and intelligent, still they were bewildered. In the opinion of some they had become very proud, thinking themselves omniscient, and in the opinion of others they were bewildered by the illusory potency of Lord Hari, who had His own purpose in making them speak these theories. Because the yoga philosophy accepts the existence of God, there may be some reluctance to reject it. Therefore in order to refute the yoga philosophy the argument from the previous Adhikaraṇa is repeated here. Even though it was authored by the demigod Brahmā himself, the yoga-smṛti is rejected here. Adhikaraṇa 3 The Vedas Are Eternal and Infalliable Introduction By Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa Some followers of saṅkhya and yoga may argue: "You may reject the saṅkhya- smṛti and yoga- smṛti because they contradict the Vedas, but we reject the Vedas because they contradict saṅkhya and yoga." The following is a refutation of this argument. Saṁśaya---Are the Vedas are reliable source of knowledge or not? Pūrvapakṣa---the Vedas say kārīryā yajate vṛṣṭi-kāmaḥ (He who desires rain should perform a kārīrī-yajña). If one thus performs a kārīrī-yajña or other Vedic ritual, he may not necessarily attain the promised result. For this reason the Vedas are an unreliable source of knowledge. Siddhānta---The conclusion follows.