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

followers, victory, wealth, and other like benedictions. Saṁśaya (doubt): May one choose any form of the Lord for such worship, or must one direct this kind of worship to one's chosen deity alone? Pūrvapakṣa (the opponent speaks): Because the worship of any form of the Lord brings the same result as the worship of any other form of the Lord, one should direct this worship to one's chosen Deity alone, as was previously explained. Siddhānta (conclusion): In the following words the author of the sūtras gives His conclusion. Sūtra 62 kāmyās tu yathā-kāmaṁ samuccīyeran na vā pūrva-hetv-abhāvāt kāmyāḥ—for the objects of desire; tu—but; yathā—as; kāmam—desire; samuccīyeran—may collect; na—not; vā—or; pūrva—previous; hetu—reason; abhāvāt—because of the non-existence. For attaining a desire one may accept another or not, as one wishes, for the previous reason is now absent. Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa To fulfill desires other than direct association with the Supreme Lord, desires like the attainment of fame in this world, one may worship any for of the Lord, as one wishes, or one need not (worship another form of the Lord, and may instead to continue to worship one's own chosen Deity). Why is that? The sūtra explains: "pūrva-hetv-abhāvāt" (for the previous reason is now absent). This is is so because the result to be obtained is different. When there is a desire to attain these various material benediction, then one may worship any form of the Lord. When one does not desire these material benefits, one may not adopt the worship of forms of the Lord other than one's chosen Deity. The meaning here is that if one who desires liberation also desires some material benediction, then he should worship Lord Hari alone in order to attain it. He should not worship the demigods to attain his desire. This is explained by Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (2.3.10) in the following words: akāmaḥ sarva-kāmo vā