Bhagavad Gita -Madhvacharya 32

Bhagavad Gita -Sri Madhvacharya

(Bhashya and Tatparya Nirnaya)

Chapter 2 Sankhya Yoga Being the Supreme Goal, Resplendent Sri Vishnu is immutable and One without the Second (a-dvaita). In essence the Supreme, being Independent and in attributes all powerful. He is the knowledge of the Knowers. Being supremely blissful, all others become aware of their subservience to Him. Such are the attributes of Sri Vishnu and none others. Such attribute of being Supreme One without Second (a-dvaita) does not make others irrelevant. They also exist. If difference was the result of mere imagination, it would have been harmful. But this difference is not imagined. Therefore, among the wise, there is never any occasion to doubt the non-dual aspect of the Supreme Lord. The meaning ascribed to the words like एक पिंड नामधेय suggest difference, otherwise erroneous conclusions may be arrived. From knowledge of one, the knowledge of all will not then arise. By knowing oyster-pearl, one will in normal instances conclude that he has known about silver. The difference alone has been spoken using nine examples. Therefore, अतत्वमसि - You are not That, has it been explained. It is not proper for you to think that you are the Supreme Self. There is only similarity of class. It is sign of ignorance having said that the Lord created the World, Jiva etc. how can one now speak contrary (that Lord and the Jiva are the same) ? Jiva etc. are separate from Him.