  A direct and non-trivial link between Padmanabhan's entropy used in emergent
gravity and standard GR action is established. To do that, Augmented
Variational Principles (AVP) will be used. We shall discuss how this link
accounts for the details of the variation of Padmanabhan's action based on
gravitational entropy. It will also clarify the role of the background metric
and its non-dynamical role.
