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Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
[Canto 2, Ch. 9]
of the Personality of Godhead directly. To be instrumental to the direct will of the Lord is the natural constitutional position of the living entity, whereas to be an instrument in the hands of the illusory energy of the Lord is material bondage for the living entity. In that conditioned state, the living entity speculates on the Absolute Truth and His different activities. But in the unconditional stage, the living entity directly receives knowledge from the Lord, and such a liberated soul acts flawlessly, without any speculative habit. The  Bhagavad-gītā  confirms emphatically (Bg. 10.10-11) that the pure devotees, who are constantly engaged in the loving transcendental service of the Lord, are directly advised by the Lord, so much so that the devotee unwaveringly makes progress on the path home, back to Godhead. Pure devotees of the Lord are therefore not proud of their definite progress, whereas the nondevotee speculator is in the darkness of illusory energy and is very much proud of his misleading knowledge based on speculation without any definite path. Lord Brahmā wanted to be saved from that pitfall of pride, although he was posted in the most exalted position within the universe.
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यावत् सखा सख्युरिवेश ते कृतः 
    प्रजाविसर्गे विभजामि भो जनम् । 
    अविक्लुवस्ते परिकर्मणि स्थितो 
    मा मे समुन्नद्धमदोऽजमानिनः ॥३०॥
yāvat sakhā sakhyur iveśa te kṛtaḥ 
    prajā-visarge vibhajāmi bho janam 
    aviklavas te parikarmaṇi sthito 
    mā me samunnaddha-mado 'ja-māninaḥ
yāvat—as it is; sakhā—friend; sakhyuḥ—unto the friend; iva—like that; iśa—O Lord; te—You; kṛtaḥ—have accepted; prajā—the living entities; visarge—in the matter of creation; vibhajāmi—as I shall do it differently; bhoḥ—O my Lord; janam—those who are born; aviklavaḥ—without being perturbed; te—Your; parikarmaṇi—in the matter of service; sthitaḥ—thus situated; mā—never it may be; me—unto me; samunnaddha—resulting arise; madaḥ—madness; aja—O unborn one; māninaḥ—thus being thought of.