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

it is also accepted that ether was created. The Chāndogya Upaniṣad (6.2.1) again affirms: sad eva saumyedam agra āsīd ekam evādvitīyam aitad-ātmyam idaṁ sarvam "O gentle one, in the beginning the Supreme Personality of Godhead alone existed. He was alone. There was no one else. Everything has Him as its ingredient." These words affirm that in the beginning everything was manifested from Him, and after the creation was manifested everything had Him as its ingredient. This should be accepted. Here someone may object: There is no clear statement in that Upaniṣad that ether was created. How can you talk like that? In the following words the author of the sūtras replies to this objection. Sūtra 6 yāvad vikāraṁ tu vibhāgo loka-vat yāvat—to what extent; vikāram—creation; tu—indeed; vibhāgaḥ—creator; loka—the world; vat—like. Indeed, if there is a creation there must be a creator, as we see in the world. Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa The word "tu" (indeed) is used here to remove doubt. The Chāndogya Upaniṣad explains: aitad-ātmyam idaṁ sarvam "Everything has Him as its ingredient." This statement shows that there is both a creator and a creation. When the