Brahma Sutras (Govinda Bhashya)
by Kusakratha das Brahmacari | 2010 | 343,161 words | ISBN-10: 8175050063
This is the English translation of the Brahma-sutras including the Govinda Bhashya commentary of Baladeva Vidyabhushana鈥攁n Indian spiritual teacher (Acharya) of the Gaudiya branch of Vaishnavam from the 18th century. This Govinda Bhasya aims to apply Vedantic principles to address universal human concerns, such as suffering and death, rather than m...
Adhikarana 2: The Aja of Shvetashvatara Upanishad 4.5 Does Not Mean Pradhana
Adhy膩ya 1: The subject matter of all Vedic literatures is Brahman;
P膩da 4: Some scriptural texts that may seem to describe the 箩墨惫补蝉 or some other topic actually describe the Supreme Brahman.;
痴颈峁测补: Another wrong theory of the Sa峁卥hya philosophers is refuted in this 础诲丑颈办补谤补峁嘺. The impersonalists do not follow any strict principle in interpreting the Vedic texts. They freely use the primary or secondary meanings of words, and the direct meaning or metaphorical interpretation of phrases, without any regard to contextual considerations, as long as it supports their preconceptions. They sometimes even create entirely new meanings for words based on etymological analysis of their roots. Thus their interpretation of the scriptures is only speculation, but it serves to confuse the layman as to the actual intent of scriptural passages.
The Vedic literature is not ordinary writing, but the Absolute Truth or sacred revelation of God; therefore it should not be interpreted whimsically or in a doctrinaire sectarian manner. To do so is not only a breach of scholarly ethics, but also blocks our only opportunity to receive definitive information of the inconceivable world of transcendence.
For the all-perfect Vedas are originally spoken by the the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and compiled by 艢谤墨la 痴测腻蝉补诲别惫补, also an incarnation of the Lord.
啶多啶班-啶ㄠぞ啶班う 啶夃さ啶距
啶ㄠぎ啶膏 啶むじ啷嵿ぎ啷� 啶啶掂い啷�
啶曕啶粪啶｀ぞ啶ぞ啶げ-啶曕啶班啶むく啷�
啶 啶оい啷嵿い啷� 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ-啶啶むぞ啶ㄠぞ啶
啶呧き啶掂ぞ啶啶多い啷�啶� 啶曕げ啶距艣r墨-n膩rada uv膩ca
namas tasmai bhagavate
办峁涐梗峁嚹乱腻尘补濒补-办墨谤迟补测别
yo dhatte sarva-bh奴t膩n膩m
abhav膩yo艣at墨岣� kal膩岣�艢谤墨 狈腻谤补诲补 said: 鈥淚 offer My obeisances to Him of spotless fame, the Supreme Lord 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, who manifests His all-attractive personal expansions so that all living beings can achieve liberation.鈥�
啶囙い啷嵿く啷� 啶嗋う啷嵿く啶 啶嬥し啶苦ぎ啷� 啶嗋え啶啶�
啶む啷�-啶涏た啶粪啶ぞ啶傕ざ啷� 啶� 啶す啶距い啷嵿ぎ啶ㄠ
啶むい啷� 啶洁啶距う啷� 啶嗋ざ啷嵿ぐ啶 啶膏ぞ啶曕啶粪ぞ啶む
啶た啶む啶班 啶︵啶掂啶ぞ啶え啶膏啶� 啶ity 膩dyam 峁涐梗im 膩namya
tac-chi峁膩峁兣� ca mah膩tmana岣�
tato 'g膩d 膩艣rama峁� s膩k峁Ｄ乼
pitur dvaip膩yanasya me[艢耻办补诲别惫补 骋辞蝉惫腻尘墨 continued:] 鈥淎fter saying this, 狈腻谤补诲补 bowed down to 艢谤墨 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺 峁氠梗i, the foremost of sages, and also to His saintly disciples. He then returned to the hermitage of my father, 顿惫补颈辫腻测补苍补 痴测腻蝉补.
啶膏き啶距啶苦い啷� 啶啶掂い啶�
啶曕啶むぞ啶膏え-啶ぐ啶苦啷嵿ぐ啶灌
啶むじ啷嵿ぎ啷� 啶むう啷� 啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶ぞ啶 啶嗋じ
啶ㄠぞ啶班ぞ啶ぃ-啶啶栢ぞ啶氞 啶涏啶班啶むぎ啷�sabh膩jito bhagavat膩
办峁泃腻蝉补苍补-辫补谤颈驳谤补丑补岣�
tasmai tad var峁嘺y膩m 膩sa
n膩r膩ya峁嘺-mukh膩c chrutam鈥湷詹饽宀醪够灞鸨共�, the incarnation of the Personality of Godhead, respectfully greeted 狈腻谤补诲补 Muni and offered him a seat, which he accepted. 狈腻谤补诲补 then described to 痴测腻蝉补 what he had heard from the mouth of 艢谤墨 狈腻谤腻测补峁嘺 峁氠梗颈.
啶囙い啷嵿く啷� 啶忇い啶︵ 啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶苦い啶� 啶班ぞ啶溹え啷�
啶え啷� 啶ㄠ 啶啶班ざ啷嵿え啶� 啶曕啶むじ啷� 啶む啶掂く啶�
啶ぅ啶� 啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶｀啶 啶呧え啶苦ぐ啷嵿う啷囙ざ啷嵿く啷�
啶ㄠ啶嬥啷佮ぃ啷� 啶洁お啶� 啶え啶多 啶氞ぐ啷囙い啷�ity etad var峁噄ta峁� r膩jan
yan na岣� pra艣na岣� k峁泃as tvay膩
yath膩 brahma峁噛 anirde艣ye
n墨峁沢u峁噀 'pi mana艣 caret鈥淭hus I have replied to the question You asked me, O King, concerning how the mind can have access to the Absolute Truth, which is indescribable by material words and devoid of material qualities.鈥� [艢谤墨mad-Bh膩gavatam 10.87.46-49]
Therefore the Vedic literatures compiled by 艢谤墨la 痴测腻蝉补诲别惫补 are the direct words of the the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
艢谤墨la 痴测腻蝉补诲别惫补 gives definitive information on the meaning of certain disputed passages of the Vedic literature in this section of the 痴别诲腻苍迟补-蝉奴迟谤补蝉. For example, the following is quoted from the 艢惫别迟腻艣惫补迟补谤补 鲍辫补苍颈峁诲 [4.5]:
啶呧啶距ぎ啷� 啶忇啶距 啶侧啶灌た啶�-啶多啶曕啶�-啶曕啶粪啶｀ぞ啶�
啶す啷嵿さ啷�啶� 啶啶班啶距 啶膏啶溹ぎ啶距え啶距 啶膏ぐ啷傕お啶距
啶呧啷� 啶灌啶 啶忇啷� 啶溹啶粪ぎ啶距え啷� 鈥樴え啷佮ざ啷囙い啷�
啶溹す啶む啶 啶忇え啶� 啶啶曕啶�-啶啶椸ぎ啷� 啶呧啷� 鈥樴え啷嵿く啶�补箩腻m ek膩峁� lohita-艣ukla-k峁涐梗峁嚹佱箖
bahv墨岣� pr补箩腻岣� s峁沯am膩n膩峁� sar奴p膩岣�
ajo hy eko ju峁m膩no 鈥榥u艣ete
jahaty ena峁� bhukta-bhogam ajo 鈥榥ya岣�鈥淎 certain unborn male serves the red, white and black unborn female that creates the many living entities and their forms, while another another unborn male abandons her as she enjoys pleasures.鈥�
厂补峁兣沘测补: Does the word 补箩腻 here mean the 辫谤补诲丑腻苍补 of 蝉补峁卥丑测补, or does it mean the potency of Brahman described in this 鲍辫补苍颈峁诲?
笔奴谤惫补-辫补办峁: The unborn material nature creates the innumerable living entities without any external help.
厂颈诲诲丑腻苍迟补: In regard to the 厂补峁卥丑测补蝉鈥� belief concerning the creation, he says: