Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 3.2.26

As there are authorities to support both the state- ments of being non-manifest and becoming manifest, the light revealing Him comes only through His grace, not by the influence of the means adopted by the individual. This is understood from the characteristic attributes indicated by the Sruti: “ Through the gracious will of the Lord whose grace is obtained, by devoting the mind to Him and constantly contemplating Him in the true light, the mundane bondage which had no beginning wholly melts away at the end ” (Sv. I. io). Further this is possible (reasonable) since the Lord is of boundless powers. The same is stated in the Nârâyanâdhyâtma : “ Though the glorious Lord is eternally non-manifest, still in virtue of His own powers, He reveals Himself to the vision (of the eligible); but for the grace of the Supreme Lord, who could see Him, the immeasurable and almighty Being ? ” If Brahman essentially consists of bliss, knowledge, etc., how can He be called also the blissful, wise, etc. ? To solve this difficulty the following is stated.