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

adhikopadeśāt tu bādarāyaṇasyaivaṁ tad-darśanāt adhika—more; upadeśāt—because of the teaching; tu—but; bādarāyaṇasya—of Vyāsa; evam—thus tat—of that; darśanāt—because of the revelation of scripture. But because Vyāsa teaches that it is more important and also because of the scriptures' revelation. Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa The word "tu" (but) is used here to begin the refutation of the pūrvapakṣa. The truth is that transcendental knowledge is more important than Vedic rituals. Why is that? The sūtra explains: "upadeśāt tu bādarāyaṇasyaivaṁ" (because Vyāsa teaches that it is more important). Vyāsa's opinion here cannot be uprooted, for the sūtra explains: “tad-darśanāt" (also because of the scriptures' revelation). In the Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad (4.4.22) it is said: tam etaṁ vedānuvacanena brāhmaṇā vividiśanti brahmacaryeṇa tapasā śraddhayā yajñenānāśakena caitam eva viditvā munir bhavaty evam eva pravrājino lokam abhīpsantaḥ pravrajanti. "By Vedic study, celibacy, austerity, faith, yajña, and fasting, the brāhmaṇas strive to understand Him. One who understands Him becomes wise. Desiring to travel to His transcendental world, the brāhmaṇas become wandering sannyāsīs." This passage shows that Vedic rituals bring the result of transcendental knowledge, and when that knowledge is attained, the Vedic rituals are abandoned. Because the method of attainment (Vedic rituals) here is abandoned at a certain stage, therefore the result (transcendental knowledge) these methods bring is more important than the methods themselves. Here someone may object: It is seen than many saints who are most wise with transcendental knowledge still perform Vedic rituals. Therefore transcendental knowledge and Vedic rituals are both equally important. In the following words the author of the sūtras refutes this idea. Sūtra 9