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

prajñā ca tasmāt prasṛtā purāṇī "By the Supreme Lord's mercy the soul's ancient knowledge is revived." This verse should be interpreted, "By the Supreme Lord's mercy the soul's ancient knowledge is revived." Here someone may object: It is not correct to say that the liberated soul is all- knowing. Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad (4.3.21) explains that the liberated soul is oblivious to everything and thus does not know anything at all. If this is said, the author of the sūtras gives the following reply. Sūtra 16 svāpyaya-sampattyor anyatarāpekṣyām āviṣkṛtaṁ hi svāpyaya—deep sleep; sampattyoḥ—of the moment of death; anyatara—either; apekṣyām—in relation to; āviṣkṛtam—manifested; hi—because. It refers either to dreamless sleep or to the death-swoon, for thus is it revealed. Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa These words of Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad (4.3.21) do not show that the liberated soul is oblivious and has no knowledge at all. Rather, these words refer either to dreamless sleep or to the death-swoon, (svāpyaya-sampattyor anyatarāpekṣyām). The word "svāpyaya" here means, "dreamless sleep", and the word "sampatti" here means, "the moment of leaving the body". In the Chāndogya Upaniṣad (6.8.1) sleep is defined in these words: svam apīto bhavati tasmād enaṁ svapītīty ācakṣate "When one indeed (api) enters (ita) himself (sva), then it is said that he sleeps (svapiti)." In the Chāndogya Upaniṣad (6.8.6) the time of death is described in these words: