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The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa
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was as intelligent as he had previously been. He prayed very nicely to satisfy Lord Śiva and Lord Viṣṇu, which is not possible for a goat to do. Therefore it is definitely concluded that the brain substance is not the center of intelligence; it is the consciousness of a particular soul that works intelligently. The whole movement of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is to purify the consciousness. It doesn't matter what kind of brain one has because if he simply transfers his consciousness from matter to Kṛṣṇa, his life becomes successful. It is confirmed by the Lord Himself in  Bhagavad-gītā  that anyone who takes up Kṛṣṇa consciousness achieves the highest perfection of life, regardless of whatever abominable condition of life he may have fallen into. Specifically, anyone in Kṛṣṇa consciousness goes back to Godhead, back to home, on leaving his present material body.
TEXT 6
मैत्रेय उवाच
तदा सर्वाणि भूतानि श्रुत्वा मीढुष्टमोदितम् ।
परितुष्टत्यमित्तात साधु साध्वित्यथाब्रुवन् ॥ ६ ॥
maitreya uvāca
tadā sarvāṇi bhūtāni
śrutvā mīḍhuṣṭamoditam
parituṣṭātmabhis tāta
sādhu sādhv ity athābruvan
maitreyaḥ —the sage Maitreya;  uvāca —said;  tadā —at that time;  sarvāṇi —all;  bhūtāni —personalities;  śrutvā —after hearing;  mīḍhuṣṭama —the best of the benedictors (Lord Śiva);  uditam —spoken by;  parituṣṭa —being satisfied;  ātmabhiḥ —by heart and soul;  tāta —my dear Vidura;  sādhu sādhu —well done, well done;  iti —thus;  atha abruvan —as we have said.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya said: My dear Vidura, all the personalities present were very much satisfied in heart and soul upon hearing the words of Lord Śiva, who is the best among the benedictors.
PURPORT
In this verse Lord Śiva is described as  mīḍhuṣṭama , the best of the benedictors. He is also known as  Āśutoṣa , which indicates that he is very quickly satisfied and very quickly angered. It is said in  Bhagavad-gītā  that less intelligent persons go to the demigods for material benediction. In this connection, people generally go to Lord Śiva, and because he is always