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

Sūtra 25 ata eva cāgnīndhanādy-anapekṣā ataḥ eva—therefore; ca—also; agni—fire; indhana—igniting; ādi—beginning with; anapekṣā—no need. Therefore also there is no need to light the fire or perform other duties. Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa Because it is thus independent of Vedic rituals, transcendental knowledge does not need the help of the lighting of the sacred fire or the other activities of those rituals to give its result. Thus the idea that transcendental knowledge and the performance of Vedic rituals must be combined in order to bring liberation is refuted. Adhikaraṇa 5 The Person Qualified To Attain Transcendental Knowledge Introduction by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa Now will be described the characteristics of a person qualified to learn transcendental knowledge. In Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad (4.4.22) it is said: tam etaṁ vedānuvacanena vividiṣanti yajñena dānena tapasānāśakena "By study of the Vedas, by yajña, by charity, by austerity, and by fasting the brāhmaṇas strive to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead." In Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad (4.4.23) it is said: