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

Sūtra 17 tatrāpi ca tad-vyāpārād avirodhaḥ tatra—there; api—even; ca—also; tat—of Him; vyāpārāt—because of the activities; a—without; virodhaḥ—contradiction. There is no contradiction, for He also acts there. Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa The word "ca" (and) is here used for emphasis. Yamarāja and others punish sinners by the command of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This does not contradict the scriptures' description of the Lord's supremacy. That is the meaning. The Purāṇas affirm that, on the Supreme Lord's order, Yamarāja and others punish sinners. Here someone may object: It must be that, after receiving punishment from Yamarāja, sinners also ascend to Candraloka. This must be so, for the Kauśītaki Upaniṣad affirms that all who leave this world travel to Candraloka. To refute this misconception the author of the sūtras speaks the following words. Sūtra 18 vidyā-karmaṇos tv iti prakṛtatvāt vidyā—of knowledge; karmaṇoḥ—of action; tu—but; iti—thus; prakṛtatvāt— because of being the topics. But because pious deeds and knowledge are the topics. Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa The word "tu" (but) is used to begin the answer to the previous objection. The word "na" (It is not so) is to be understood in this sūtra. Sinners do not go to