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

departs, the other prāṇas follow." The prāṇas cannot exist without taking shelter of a maintainer. They take shelter of the elements of the subtle material body. Therefore it must be accepted that the subtle material body accompanies the soul. That is the meaning. Sūtra 4 agny-ādi-gati-śruter iti cen na bhāktatvāt agni - fire; ādi - beginning; gati - going; śruteḥ - fromthe Śruti-śāstra; iti - thus; cet - if; na - not;bhāktatvāt - because oif being a metaphor. If it is said that the Śruti-śāstras describe the departure of fire and other elements, then I reply: It is not so, because it is a metaphor only. Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa Here someone may object: Is it not so that in the Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad it is said: yasyāsya puruṣasya mṛtasyāgniṁ vāg apy eti vātaṁ prāṇa