Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 1.1.5

' He (the votary) (by virtue of the initiation receiv- ed) from the most exalted of souls sees (perceives) the perfect Being, the Lord of lords pervading all bodies (abiding in everything). He shall find the Lord within himself. Having received a clear notion from the pre- ceptor or by means of Scripture, he shall endeavour after direct realisation (of Brahman). From these and like statements, it (Brahman) being declared perceptible, is positively declared by the word. Since it is a thing revealed by the Upanishads, its perception cannot arise by means other than words. It is explicitly said in “ All the Vedas speak only of Him and all reflection and devotional acts are directed towards Him." (Kath, ii., 15). In the Bhagavatgita, Krishna says “ By all the vedic texts I am directly spoken of. I am the author of the Vedanta Aphorisms, and it is I that fully comprehend the meaning of the texts.” Other Srutis and Smritis (also) speak to the same effect. The statement that Brahman is indescribable, etc., however, proceeds from the absence of thorough compre- hension of Brahman. “ The wise see the form of (the Mount) Meru and still do not see it (for they cannot see all over, in and out). (Similarly) it (Brahman) cannot be described, reasoned out, and known (entirely as such and such). So the Garuda Purana says, ‘ For want of thorough comprehension, Brahman though declared by the whole body of Scripture and capable of being known and inferred by reasoning, is said to be beyond the reach of words, reasoning and knowledge.’ ” The interpretation put by other (commentators) upon the word Asabda in this Sutra cannot be justified (both according to their principles and the admission of those against whom their objections are directed).