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

Someone may object: If these words do not describe pradhāna as the ultimate object of knowledge, then what do they describe? To this objection I reply: These words describe the omniscient Personality of Godhead. These words are an appropriate description of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, about whom the following words are said: puruṣān na paraṁ kiñcit sā kāṣṭhā sā parā gatiḥ "Nothing is higher than the Supreme Person. The Supreme Person is the highest." Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.3.11 eṣa sarveṣu bhūteṣu gūḍhātmā na prakāśate "Hiding in the hearts of all beings, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is not openly manifest." Kaṭha Upaniṣad 1.3.12 To further explain that the word in question does not refer to pradhāna he says: Sūtra 6 trayāṇām eva caivam upanyāsaḥ praśnaś ca trayāṇām -of the three;eva -indeed; ca-certainly; evam -in this way; upanyāsaḥ - mention; praśnaś -question; ca-and. In this context three questions certainly are mentioned. Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa The word ca (certainly) here is meant to remove doubt. In this passage of Kaṭha Upaniṣad only three questions are asked. They are: 1. Naciketa's request that his father be kind to him, 2. his request for celestial fire, and 3. his desire to know the true nature of the self. Nothing else is asked. There is no mention of pradhāna.