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

Upaniṣad (1.10) it is said: cintayaṁś cetasā kṛṣṇaṁ mukto bhavati saṁsṛteḥ "By meditating on Lord Kṛṣṇa a person becomes liberated from the cycle of repeated birth and death." In the Gopāla-tāpanī Upaniṣad (1.12) it is also said pañca-padaṁ pañcāṅgaṁ japan dyāvābhūmī sūryācandramasau sāgnī "By chanting these five names one attains the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose potencies are manifested as the heavenly planets, the earth, the sun, the moon, and fire." In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (12.3.51) it is said: kīrtanād eva kṛṣṇasya mukta-saṅgaḥ paraṁ vrajet "Simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom."* It is also said: eko 'pi kṛṣṇāya kṛtaḥ pramāṇo daśāśvamedhāvabhṛthair na tulyaḥ daśāśvamedhī punar eti janma kṛṣṇa-pramāṇī na punar-bhavāya "Ten aśvamedhāvabhṛthas are not equal to once bowing down before Lord Kṛṣṇa. One who performs ten aśvamedhas again takes birth. One who bows before Lord Kṛṣṇa never takes birth again." These passages do not in any way oppose the statement of Gopāla-tāpanī Upaniṣad 1.6. If this were so then each scriptural statement affirming that liberation is attained by performing a certain kind of devotional service would have to be rejected. Therefore the statement of Gopāla-tāpanī Upaniṣad (1.6), "He becomes liberated" must be considered to be connected individually to each of the