गोविन्द भाष्य (श्रील बलदेव विद्याभूषण - अचिन्त्यभेदाभेद वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र भाष्य सटीक)
Govinda Bhashya of Baladeva Vidyabhushana with Commentary
श्रील बलदेव विद्याभूषण (संपादक: कृष्णदास बाबा जी) द्वारा
पृष्ठ 213, कुल 647 में से
संदर्भ में पढ़ेंśāstra; antarebhyaḥ—because of other. "Because its color, its context, and other quotes from the Śruti-śāstra, all confirm that earth is the proper meaning. Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa Here the meaning "earth" should be accepted. Why? Because of the context and other reasons. It should be accepted because the context (adhikāra) of the passage is a description of the creation of the five material elements. It is also so, because the "anna" here is described as being black in color (rūpa), in the words: yat kṛṣṇaṁ tad annasya "That anna is black in color." It is also so because in other scriptures (śāstrāntarebhyaḥ) it is said (in the Taittirīya Upaniṣad): adbhyaḥ pṛthivī "From water, earth is manifested." The passage: "Therefore, whenever it rains there is abundant anna. In this way anna is produced by water," clearly uses the word "anna" to mean "food". However, because this passage is in the context of a description of the five material elements being manifested one from the other, the "food" here is a metaphor for "earth". Thus the two meanings "food" and "earth" combine in the word "anna" in this passage. Adhikaraṇa 7 The Elements Are Manifested From the Supreme Personality of Godhead Introduction by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa