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...
Sūtra 4.3.12
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration, Word-for-word and English translation of Sūtra 4.3.12:
पर� जैमिनिर् मुख्यत्वात�
para� jaiminir ܰⲹٱ
param � the Supreme; ᲹԾ� � Jaimini; ܰⲹٱ � because of being primary.
“Jaimini thinks it is the Supreme, for that is the primary meaning.� (12)
Sūtra pagination:
ⲹ 4:
The Results of Transcendental Knowledge;
岹 3:
How a Person with Transcendental Knowledge Leaves his Material Body;
첹ṇa 7:
Jaimini Muni’s Opinion.
Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa’s commentary (Govinda-bhāṣya)
Jaimini Muni thinks the soul is taken to the Supreme. Why is that? The ūٰ explains, ܰⲹٱ, which means “for that is the primary meaning of the word Brahman.�
Also, it is not correct to say that it is not possible to attain the Supreme, for He is all-pervading. When the devotees become free from all material designations then they can attain the Supreme Lord, which means then they can perceive His presence.