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

explains: kṣaraṁ pradhānam amṛtākṣaraḥ haraḥ "Material nature is in constant flux and the Supreme, Lord Hara is eternal and unchanging." (1.10) eko rudro na dvitīyāya tasthuḥ "Lord Rudra is the Supreme. He has no rival." (3.2) yo devānāṁ prabhavaś codbhavaś ca viśvādhiko rudraḥ śivo maharṣiḥ "Lord Śiva, who is known as Rudra, is the omniscient ruler of the universe. He is the father of all the demigods. He gives the demigods all their powers and opulences." (3.4) yadā tamas tan na divā na rātrir na san na cāsac chiva eva kevalaḥ "When the final darkness comes and there is no longer day or night, when there is no longer being and non-being, then only Lord Śiva exists." (4.18) The scriptures also explain: pradhānād idam utpannam pradhānam adhigacchati pradhāne layam abhyeti na hy anyat kāraṇaṁ matam "From pradhāna this material world was born. This world knows only pradhāna. This world merges into pradhāna at the time of annihilation. Nothing else is the cause of this world." jīvād bhavanti bhūtāni jīve tiṣṭhanty acañcalāḥ jīve ca layam icchanti na jīvāt kāraṇaṁ param "From the jīva all the elements of this world have come. In the jīva they rest without moving, and they finally merge into the jīva. Nothing else is the cause of this world." Saṁśaya: Should Hara and the other names given in these quotes be understood in their ordinary senses, as names of Lord Śiva, pradhāna, and jīva, or should they all be understood to be names of the Supreme Brahman? Pūrvapakṣa: The names should all be understood in their ordinary senses, as