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

Adhikaraṇa 9 A Special Situation Introduction by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa Now will be explained the truth that the Lord Himself takes certain exalted nirapekṣa devotees back to His own abode. In the Gopāla-tāpanī Upaniṣad (1.22 and 24) it is said: etad viṣṇoḥ paramaṁ padaṁ ye nityodyuktāḥ samyajante na kāmān teṣām asau gopa-rūpaḥ prayatnāt prakāśayed ātma-padaṁ tadaiva "To they who always diligently worship Lord Viṣṇu's transcendental form, the Lord, in His original form as a cowherd boy, shows His lotus feet. oṁkāreṇāntaritaṁ ye japanti govindasya pañca-padaṁ manuṁ tam teṣām asau darśayed ātma-rūpaṁ tasmān mumukṣur abhyasen nityaṁ śāntyai "To they who chant the five-word mantra with Oṁ and Govinda, the Lord reveals His own form. Therefore, to attain transcendental peace, they who desire liberation should regularly chant this mantra." Saṁśaya (doubt): Are the nirapekṣa devotees carried to the spiritual world by the ātivāhika demigods, or by the Supreme Lord Himself? Pūrvapakṣa (the opponent speaks): The scriptures affirm: dvāv eva mārgau "There are two paths." The conclusion is that they who are enlightened with transcendental