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

"One should understand the Supreme, and thus become wise." The "wisdom" here is clearly devotional service. In the Smṛti-śāstra the word "vidyā" is used in both these senses. One example is in the following words: vidyā-kuṭhāreṇa śitena dhīraḥ "With the sharpened ax of knowledge a wise person cuts asunder the darkness of ignorance." Another example is in Bhagavad-gītā (9.2): rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyam "This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets."* The word "vidyā" may be interpreted in two ways. It is like the words "kaurava" and "mīmāṁsā". The former may mean either "the Pāṇḍavas" or "the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra", and the latter may mean either "the knowers of Vedic rituals" or "the knowers of the Supreme". Liberation is thus attained by knowledge, knowledge here being the direct perception of the Lord standing outside the heart. The author of the sūtras declares this in the following words. Sūtra 49 darśanāc ca darśanāt—by seeing; ca—also. Also by seeing. Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa In the Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad (2.2.8) it is said: