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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 1]
intelligence ( manīṣā ). Becoming a family man or king in the material world is not harmful if one accepts everything for Kṛṣṇa's service. That necessitates clear intelligence. Māyāvādī philosophers say,  brahma satyam jagan mithyā : this material world is false, and only the Absolute Truth is real. However, an intelligent devotee in the line of Lord Brahmā and the great sage Nārada—or, in other words, in the Brahma-sampradāya—does not consider this world false. That which is created by the Supreme Personality of Godhead cannot be false, but using it for enjoyment is. Everything is meant to be enjoyed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as confirmed in  Bhagavad-gītā  (5.29).  Bhoktāram yajña-tapasām sarva-loka-maheśvaram : the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the supreme proprietor and enjoyer, and therefore everything should be dovetailed for His enjoyment and service. Regardless of one's circumstances, favorable or unfavorable, one should use everything to serve the Supreme Lord. That is the perfect way to use one's intelligence.
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भवाय नाशाय च कर्म कर्तुं
शोकाय मोहाय सदा भयाय ।
सुखाय दुःखाय च देहयोग-
मन्त्रक्तदिष्टं जनताङ्ग धत्ते ॥१३॥
bhavāya nāśāya ca karma kartum śokāya mohāya sadā bhayāya sukhāya duḥkhāya ca deha-yogam avyakta-diṣṭam janatānga dhatte
bhavāya —for birth;  nāśāya —for death;  ca —also;  karma —activity;  kartum —to do;  śokāya —for bereavement;  mohāya —for illusion;  sadā —always;  bhayāya —for fear;  sukhāya —for happiness;  duḥkhāya —for distress;  ca —also;  deha-yogam —connection with a material body;  avyakta —by the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  diṣṭam —directed;  janatā —the living entities;  anga —O Priyavrata;  dhatte —accept.