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

In the same way the liberated souls continue to worship the Lord. In this way it is proved that the great souls worship the Lord both before and after they attain liberation. Adhikaraṇa 9 Transcendental Knowledge Destroys Past Sins Introduction by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa The way to attain transcendental knowledge having already been considered, now will be considered the results of that knowledge. In the Chāndogya Upaniṣad (4.14.3) it is said: yathā puṣkara-palāśa āpo na śliṣyante evam eva vidi pāpaṁ karma na śliṣyate "As water does not touch a lotus leaf, so sin does not touch a person situated in transcendental knowledge." In the Chāndogya Upaniṣad (5.24.3) it is said: tad yathaiṣīkā-tūlam agnau protaṁ pradūyetaivaṁ hāsya sarve pāpmānaḥ pradūyante "As a blade if iṣīkā grass is at once consumed by a fire, so are consumed the sins of a person situated in transcendental knowledge." Saṁśaya (doubt): Must one experience the results of past and present sinful deeds to become free from the karmic results, or are such results destroyed and non-existent for a person situated in transcendental knowledge? Pūrvapakṣa (the opponent speaks): One cannot become free from karmic reactions in any way other than experiencing their results. This is described in the following words of the Smṛti-śāstra: nābhuktaṁ kṣīyate karma kalpa-koṭi-śatair api