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Vidura Approaches Maitreya
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was mixed. The Lord reciprocates with His devotees on the basis of transcendental love and not on the basis of philosophical knowledge or fruitive activities. In the transcendental loving service of the Lord, there is no place for monistic knowledge or fruitive activities. The  gopīs  in Vṛndāvana were neither highly learned scholars nor mystic  yogīs . They had spontaneous love for the Lord, and thus He became their heart and soul, and the  gopīs  also became the heart and soul of the Lord. Lord Caitanya approved the relationship of the  gopīs  with the Lord as supreme. Herein the Lord's attitude towards Uddhava was more intimate than with Maitreya Muni.
TEXT 11
श्रीभगवानुवाच
वेदाहमन्तर्मनसोस्मितं ते 
  ददामि यत्तद् दुरवापमन्यैः । 
  सत्रे पुरा विश्वमृजां वस्त्रनां 
  मत्सिद्धिकामेन वसो त्वयेष्टः ॥११॥
śrī bhagavān uvāca 
  vedāham antar manasīpsitam te 
  dadāmi yat tad duravāpam anyaiḥ 
  satre purā viśva-sṛjām vasūnām 
  mat-siddhi-kāmena vaso tvayeṣṭaḥ
śrī bhagavān uvāca—the Personality of Godhead said;  veda —known;  aham —I;  antaḥ —within;  manasi —the mind;  īpsitam —what you desired;  te —your;  dadāmi —I give you;  yat —which is;  tat —that;  duravāpam —very difficult to achieve;  anyaiḥ —by others;  satre —in the sacrifice;  purā —in the days of yore;  viśva-sṛjām —of those who expanded this creation;  vasūnām —of the Vasus;  mat-siddhi-kāmena —with a desire to achieve My association;  vaso —O Vasu;  tvayā —by you;  iṣṭaḥ —ultimate goal of life.
TRANSLATION
O Vasu, I know from within your mind what you desired in the days of yore when the Vasus and other demigods who are responsible for expanding the universal affairs performed sacrifices. You particularly desired to achieve My association. This is very difficult to obtain for others, but I award it unto you.