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

—Kena Upaniṣad (1.5) 2. Saṁśaya (doubt): Is Brahman expressable by words or not? 3. Pūrvapakṣa (the opponenet argues): The śruti-śāstra states that Brahman cannot be described by words. If this were not so, it would not be said that the Supreme Brahman is self-manifested. That Brahman cannot be described with words is also explained in the following statement of {Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (3.6.40): yato 'prāpya nyavartanta vacaś ca manasā saha ahaṁ cānya ime devās tasmai bhagavate namaḥ "Words, mind and ego, with their respective controlling demigods, have failed to achieve success in knowing the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, we simply have to offer our respectful obeisances unto Him as a matter of sanity."* 4. Śrīla Vyāsadeva refutes these arguments in the following sūtra: Sūtra 5 īkṣater nāśabdam īkṣateḥ—because it is seen; na—not; aśabdam—indescribable by words. Because it is seen (that Brahman is vividly described in the Vedic scriptures, it should be understood that Brahman) is not indescribable by words. Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa Here the word aśabdam means "that which cannot be described by words." In this sūtra Brahman is described as not (na) indescribable by words (aśabdam). Why is this so? Because īkṣateḥ (because it is seen that Brahman is described in the passages of the scriptures). For example, Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad states: taṁ tv aupaniṣadaṁ puruṣaṁ pṛcchāmi