Shrutirahasya 4.1.28

4.1.28

tathāyamarthaḥ- agre prathamaṃ viśaḥ daivijīvāḥ āāvivāsati paricaranti tvāmiti śeṣaḥ | tathāca
daivijīvoddhārārthamevāvatāro'nyadupasarjanībhūtamityarthaḥ | vāgrūpadhāriṇa iti | yathā śrīmadbhagavato
rūpaṃ śabdabrahmavedātmakaṃ tathā śrīmadācāryāṇāmapi śabdātmakaṃ rūpaṃ subodhinyādikamityarthaḥ
śrīmadācāryāṇāṃ mukhādāvirbhūtānāṃ granthānāṃ vedasvarūpatvādityuktamevātra naikaṭye bhagavadāsyasvarūpatvādācāryavaryāṇām | jñānādeva tviti | ' ṛte jñānānna muktiri'ti śrutyantarāt ' tameva
viditvātimṛtyumetī'ti ṛgantarācca bhagavadviṣayakajñānamavaśyamapekṣitam | māhātmyajñānādevāparādhonivṛttiḥ | māhātmyajñānapūrvastvityatra ' sudṛḍhaḥ sarvato'dhikaḥ sneho bhaktiri'ti lakṣaṇam
māhātmyajñānaṃ tvaparādhinivṛttyarthe na tu bhaktilakṣaṇe niviṣṭam | ata eva ' sā parānuraktīrīśvare ' iti sūtre'nurakteḥ paramabhaktitvamuktam
nanu jñānasaṃpattiḥ kathaṃ setsyatītyāśaṅkānirāsāyāhuḥ kiñcetyādi | granthaśravaṇeneti
yathā yamunāṣṭakapāṭhaphalastutau 'svabhāvavijayo bhavedvadati vallabhaḥ śrīhareri'tyuktaṃ śrīmadācāryavaryaiḥ
śravaṇādinā bhagavadviṣayakaniṣṭhayā bhagavati vyasane kṛtārthatā saṃpadyate yathā śrībhāgavataśravaṇena
prākṛtatadvṛttiṣu svabhāvaṃ tyājayitvā aprākṛtasevopayogipadārtheṣvindriyādīnāṃ vṛttikaraṇena
svabhāvavijayalakṣaṇaṃ jñānaṃ sevakeṣu saṃsiddham | sevakānāmapi tādṛśatve śrīmadācāryeṣu
jñānotkarṣaḥ kaimutikanyāyena siddhaḥ | evaṃ ca namo vāca iti viśeṣaṇena jñānaṃ nirūpitam