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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 7]
by performing activities in devotional service to the Lord. Such knowledge is incomparable. Cultivation of the knowledge in the  Vedas , performance of sacrifice and distribution of munificent charities all together cannot form even a part of the immunity from the pangs of material existence that is gained from devotional service. The charity of Maitreya will not only help Vidura, but, due to its universal nature, will deliver all others in all times. Thus Maitreya is immortal.
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श्रीशुक उवाच
स । इत्थमापृष्टपुराणकत्यः कुरुप्रधानेन मुनिप्रधानः । प्रवृद्धहर्षो भगवत्कथायां सञ्चोदितस्तं प्रहसन्निवाह ॥४२॥
śrī śuka uvāca sa ittham āpṛṣṭa-purāṇa-kalpaḥ kuru-pradhānena muni-pradhānaḥ pravṛddha-harṣo bhagavat-kathāyām sañcoditas tam prahasann-ivāha
śrī śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said;  saḥ —he;  ittham —thus;  āpṛṣṭa —being questioned;  purāṇa-kalpaḥ —one who knows how to explain the supplements of the  Vedas  (the  Purāṇas );  kuru-pradhānena —by the chief of the Kurus;  muni-pradhānaḥ —the chief amongst the sages;  pravṛddha —sufficiently enriched;  harṣaḥ —satisfaction;  bhagavat —the Personality of Godhead;  kathāyām —in the topics of;  sañcoditaḥ —being so infused;  tam —unto Vidura;  prahasan —with smiles;  iva —like that;  āha —replied.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus the chief of the sages, who was always enthusiastic about describing topics regarding the Personality of Godhead, began to narrate the descriptive explanation of the  Purāṇas , being so infused by Vidura. He was very much enlivened by speaking on the transcendental activities of the Lord.
PURPORT
Great learned sages like Maitreya Muni are always very enthusiastic about describing the transcendental activities of the Lord. Maitreya Muni,