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may produce Release nor does Release necessarily

mean cessation of worldly activities

Vishaya: The author now commences another topic, in order to show that this worship of the Lord is of two sorts, either having one member (Ekanga), or having many members (Anekanga). In the Gopala Purva Tapani the sages ask Brahma, «Who is the highest God? Of whom even death is afraid? By knowing whom everything else becomes manifested? Through whom does this universe revolve?» In answer to these four questions, Brahma answers, that Krishna is the highest God and devotion to Him is the highest, aim of man. He then teaches the sages the Mantra consisting of eighteen syllables, namely, Klim Krishnaya Govindaya Gopijana-vallabhaya Svaha.

Having taught this Mantra the Upanishad goes on to say:

He who meditates upon this Krishna, recites His name, and worships Him with service, becomes an immortal.

Doubt: Now arises the doubt. Here three things are mentioned. Dhyana or meditation, Rasana or Japa, and Bhajana or service. Does release depend on the performance of all these conjointly, or on any one of them separately?

Purvapaksha: The Purvapakshin maintains that all these three, when performed conjointly, lead to Moksha, because after conjoint mention of them, the Upanishad says, «The man becomes immortal».

Siddhanta: The next Sutra refutes this view.

Note: We give the full passage of this Upanishad in order to better understand this Adhikarana.

Om. The sages asked Brahma, «Who is the highest God? Of whom is death afraid? By knowing whom everything else is known? Through whom does this world emanate?»

On being so questioned, Brahma replied:

Shri Krishna is verily the Highest God (This is Vasudeva).

The Death is afraid of Govinda. (This is Sankarshana-vyuha.)

By knowing Gopijanavallabha everything else is known, (This is Aniruddha-vyuha.)

Through Svaha this world is created. (This is Pradyumna-vyuha.)

The sages asked him, «Who is Krishna, who is Govinda, who is Gopijanavallabha, who is Svaha?» Brahma answered them: He who destroys (Karshana) sin is Krishna. He who knows m or who is known through ‘…’ i.e., cows, earth and Vedas (for «go» means all these three) is Govinda. He who destroys (Vallabha) the ignorance of the Gopijanas is called Gypijan vallabha. His Maya is Svaha. All (these four) constitute Brahman. He who meditates on this, recites it silently and serves it, becomes immortal, becomes immortal».

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