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Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
[Canto 2, Ch. 9]
be satisfied, and therefore the Lord was very much pleased with him, and for this Brahmā was impregnated with Vedic knowledge. The ultimate purpose of Vedic knowledge is to know the Lord and not to misuse the knowledge for any other purposes. Those who do not utilize Vedic knowledge for that purpose are known as  kūṭa-yogīs , or pseudo transcendentalists who spoil their lives with ulterior motives.
TEXT 21
वरं वरय भद्रं ते वरेशं माभिवाञ्छितम् । 
    ब्रह्मञ्छ्रेयःपरिश्रामः पुंसां मदर्शनावधिः ॥२१॥
varam varaya bhadram te 
    vareśam mābhivāñchitam 
    brahmañ chreyaḥ-pariśrāmaḥ 
    pumśām mad-darśanāvadhiḥ
varam—benediction; varaya—just ask from; bhadram—auspicious; te—unto you; vareśam—the giver of all benediction; mā (mām)—from Me; abhivāñchitam—wishing; brahman—O Brahmā; śreyaḥ—the ultimate success; pari-śrāmaḥ—for all penances; pumśām—for everyone; mat—My; darśana—realization; avadhiḥ—up to the limit of.
TRANSLATION
I wish you good luck. O Brahmā, you can ask from Me, the giver of all benediction, all that you may desire. You may know that the ultimate benediction, as the result of all penances, is to see Me by realization.
PURPORT
The ultimate realization of the Supreme Truth is to know and see eye to eye the Personality of Godhead. Realization of the impersonal Brahman and localized Paramātmā features of the Personality of Godhead is not ultimate realization. When one realizes the Supreme Lord, one does not struggle hard to perform such penances. The next stage of life is to discharge devotional service to the Lord just to satisfy Him. In other words,