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—an 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 7: The True Nature of Meditation
Adhyāya 4: The Results of Transcendental Knowledge;
Pāda 1: The Glories of Transcendental Knowledge;
վṣaⲹ [thesis or statement]: Now another point will be considered in relation to ṛh-Āṇy첹 貹Ծṣa [4.5.6]:
आत्म� वा अर� द्रष्टव्यः
ātmā vā are draṣṭavya�
“One should gaze on the Supreme Personality of Godhead.�
ṃśaⲹ [doubt]: In worshiping the Lord are there restrictions of direction, place, and time to be observed, or are there no such restrictions?
ū貹ṣa [the opponent speaks]: In Vedic rituals there are such restrictions. Because worship of the Lord is also described in the Vedas, these restrictions must also apply to worship of the Lord.
Գٲ [conclusion]: In the following words the author of the ūٰ gives His conclusion.