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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 21]
the actual explanation of  Vedānta-sūtra . Since  Bhagavad-gītā  is also  Vedānta-sūtra , by understanding  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ,  Vedānta-sūtra  or  Bhagavad-gītā  one can obtain real knowledge. When one obtains real knowledge, he becomes theoretically one with the Supreme, and when he actually begins the service of Brahman, or  Kṛṣṇa  consciousness, he is not only liberated but situated in his spiritual life. Similarly, for those who want to lord it over material nature, there are so many departments of material enjoyment; material knowledge and material science are available, and the Lord provides for persons who want to enjoy them. The conclusion is that one should worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead for any benediction. The word  kāma-varṣam  is very significant, for it indicates that He satisfies the desires of anyone who approaches Him. But one who sincerely loves  Kṛṣṇa  and yet wants material enjoyment is in perplexity.  Kṛṣṇa , being very kind towards him, gives him an opportunity to engage in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, and so he gradually forgets the hallucination.
TEXT 22
ऋषिरुवाच
ह्यव्यलीकं प्रणुतोऽब्जनाम- 
  स्तमाबभाषे वचसामृतेन । 
  सुपर्णपक्षोपरि रोचमानः 
  प्रेमस्मितोद्वीक्षणविभ्रमव्भूः ॥२२॥
ṛṣir uvāca  
 ity avyalīkam praṇuto 'bja-nābhas  
 tam ābabhāṣe vacasāmṛtena  
 suparṇa-pakṣopari rocamānaḥ  
 prema-smitodvīkṣaṇa-vibhramad-bhrūḥ
ṛṣiḥ uvāca —the great sage Maitreya said;  iti —thus;  avyalīkam —sincerely;  praṇutaḥ —having been praised;  abja-nābhaḥ —Lord Viṣṇu;  tam —to Kardama Muni;  ābabhāṣe —replied;  vacasā —with words;  amṛtena —as sweet as nectar;  suparṇa —of Garuḍa;  pakṣa —the shoulders;  upari —upon;  rocamānaḥ —shining;  prema —of affection;  smita —with a smile;  udvīkṣaṇa —looking;  vibhramat —gracefully moving;  bhrūḥ —eyebrows.