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

"The illusory energy of the Lord cannot take precedence, being ashamed of her position. But those who are bewildered by her always talk nonsense, being absorbed in thoughts of It is I' and It is mine'."* Therefore the clouds (of material illusion) can never really cover the sun (of the Supreme Personality of Godhead). Here someone may object: The goal of life is to make manifest the true nature of the individual spirit soul, who is blissful, whose desires are all at once fulfilled, and who has a host of transcendental virtues. That is enough. Why should one labor to understand the Supreme Lord also? If this is said, the author of the sūtras gives the following reply. Sūtra 20 darśayataś caivaṁ pratyakṣānumāne darśayataḥ—they show; ca—also; evam—thus; pratyakṣa—direct perception; anumāne—and logic. Direct perception and logic both reveal it. Purport by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa Although he has the transcendental qualities already described, because he is atomic in size the liberated soul does not, by himself, have bliss that is limitless. It is when he associates with the Supreme Personality of Godhead that the liberated soul attains limitless bliss. This is described in Taittirīya Upaniṣad (2.7): rasaṁ hy evāyaṁ labdhvānandī-bhavati "When one understands the Personality of Godhead, the reservoir of pleasure, Kṛṣṇa, he actually becomes transcendentally blissful."* Also, in the Bhagavad-gītā (14.27), Lord Kṛṣṇa explains: brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhāham amṛtasyāvyayasya ca