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

Viṣaya (the subject matter): The subject matter here is a passage of Gopāla- tāpanī Upaniṣad. Saṁśaya (doubt): In the worship performed by the ekāntī devotees, should all the qualities of the Supreme Lord be brought together or not? Pūrvapakṣa (the opponent speaks): Because the Lord's qualities are to be praised, the ekāntī devotees should meditate in this way, if they are able. Siddhānta (conclusion): In the following words the author of the sūtras gives His conclusion. Sūtra 8 na vā prakaraṇa-bhedāt parovarīyastvādi-vat na—not; vā—or; prakaraṇa—of devotion; bhedāt—because of differences; parovarīyastva—greater than the greatest; ādi—beginning with; vat—like. Certainly not. Because of the differences in devotion. Like the Parovarīya and others. Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa The word "vā" (or) is used in the sense of “certainly". The ekāntī devotees do not bring the qualities of the Lord's other forms into the specific form they have selected to worship. In this way the ekāntī devotees who are exclusively devoted to Lord Kṛṣṇa do not think of Lord Nṛsiṁha's mane, teeth, fearsomeness, and other qualities as present in Lord Kṛṣṇa. In the same way the ekāntī devotees who are exclusively devoted to Lord Nṛsiṁha do not think of Lord Kṛṣṇa's flute, stick, peacock-feather, and other qualities as present in Lord Nṛsiṁha. Why is that? The sūtra explains: “prakaraṇa-bhedāt" (because of the differences in devotion). The word "prakaraṇa" here means "the most exalted (pra) activity (karaṇa)." Therefore the word “prakaraṇa" here refers to devotional service. The word “bhedāt" here means "because of the differences". Because it is more intense and deep, the devotion of the ekaṇtī devotees is more exalted than the devotion of the svaniṣṭha devotees. Here the author of the sūtras gives and example. He says: "Like the Parovarīya and others." This means that the ekāntī devotees who are exclusively devoted to the Lord's form as the Hiraṇya Puruṣa in the sun planet do not ascribe to their object of worship the qualities of the Lord's form as Parovarīya, a form worshiped by the worshipers of Udgītha. The