गोविन्द भाष्य (श्रील बलदेव विद्याभूषण - अचिन्त्यभेदाभेद वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र भाष्य सटीक)
Govinda Bhashya of Baladeva Vidyabhushana with Commentary
by श्रील बलदेव विद्याभूषण (संपादक: कृष्णदास बाबा जी)
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Read in contextPurport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa As it is said that time both possesses the past and also is the past itself, so the Supreme both possesses knowledge and bliss and also is knowledge and bliss. Thus the Supreme is both the quality and the possessor of the quality. In the Brahma Purāṇa it is said: ānandena tv abhinnena vyavahāraḥ prakāśavat pūrvavad vā yathā kālaḥ svāvecchedakatāṁ vrajet "As the sun is not different from its light or time is not different from its quality of the past, so the Supreme is not different from His bliss." In this series of analogies (sūtras 28-30) each analogy is more subtle than the one before it. Sūtra 31 pratiṣedhāc ca pratiṣedhāt—because of denial; ca—also. Also because it is denied. Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa The word "ca" (also) is used here for emphasis. In the Kaṭha Upaniṣad (2.4.11 and 14) it is said: manasaivedam āptavyaṁ neha nānāsti kiñcana mṛtyoḥ sa mṛtyum āpnoti ya iha nāneva paśyati