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

not know anything," for such an idea would contradict these scripture statements that affirm the soul to be the knower. Therefore it is concluded that the individual spirit soul is both knowledge and knower. Adhikaraṇa 13 The Individual Spirit Souls Are Atomic Introduction by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa Now the author of the sūtras considers the size of the individual spirit souls. In the Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad (3.1.9) it is said: eṣo 'ṇur ātmā cetasā veditavyo yasmin prāṇaḥ pañcadhā saṁviveṣa "When the life-breath withdraws the five activities, the mind can understand the atomic soul." Saṁśaya (doubt): Is the individual spirit soul atomic or all-pervading? Pūrvapakṣa (the opponent speaks): The individual spirit soul is all-pervading. Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad (4.4.14) declares that the soul is "mahān" (great). The statement that the soul is atomic is merely a poetic metaphor. Siddhānta (conclusion): The author of the sūtras gives the conclusion in the following words. Sūtra 18 utkrānti-gaty-āgatīnām utkrānti—departure; gati—travel; āgatīnām—and of return Because of departure, travel, and return.