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

Sūtra 11 śrutatvāc ca śrutavāt—because of being described in the Vedas; ca—and. (There is only one kind of Brahman: Nirguṇa Brahman), because Nirguṇa Brahman is described throughout the Vedic literatures. Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa Nirguṇa Brahman is described in the following statement of Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad (6.11): eko devaḥ sarva-bhūteṣu gūḍhaḥ sarva-vyāpī sarva-bhūtāntarātmā karmādhyakṣaḥ sarva-bhūtādhivāsaḥ sākṣī cetā kevalo nirguṇaś ca "The Supreme Personality of Godhead manifests Himself as the all-pervading Supersoul, the witness present in the hearts of all living entities. He witnesses all activities of the living entity. He is the supreme living force. He is transcendental to all material qualities." In this way Nirguṇa Brahman is described in the śruti-śāstra. The śruti-śāstra does not say that it is impossible to describe Brahman. Some say that Brahman may be understood not from the direct statements of the Vedic literatures, but merely indirectly, or from hints found in the Vedic texts. This is not the correct understanding, for if the Vedic scriptures had no power to directly describe Brahman, then naturally they would also not have any power to indirectly describe Him or hint about Him. The Vedic literatures may say that Brahman has no contact with guṇas (either qualities, or the three modes of material nature), and He cannot be seen by material eyes (adṛśya), still it does not say that the words of the Vedas have no power to describe Him. At this point someone may raise the following objection: Is it not said in the Vedas that Brahman has no guṇas (qualities)? Your statement that Brahman has qualities contradicts the description of the scriptures. To this I reply: This is not true. You can only say this because you do not