490 Srimad Bhagavatam [Canto 2, Ch. 9
be satisfied, and therefore the Lord was very much pleased with him, and
for this Brahma was impregnated with Vedic knowledge. The ultimate
purpose of Vedic knowledge is to know the Lord and not to misuse the
knowledge for any other purposes. Those who do not utilize Vedic know-
ledge for that purpose are known as kiita-yogis, or pseudo transcenden-

talists who spoil their lives with ulterior motives.

TEXT 21
a TT AA TA AATPsA |
~ EO
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varam varaya bhadram te
varegam mabhivanchitam
brahmaii chreyah-parisramah
pumsam mad-darsanavadhih

varam—benediction; varaya—just ask from; bhadram—auspicious; te—
unto you; varesam—the giver of all benediction; ma (maém)—from Me;
abhivafichitam—wishing; brahman—O Brahma; sreyah—the ultimate suc-
cess; pari-sramah—tor all penances; pumsadm—for everyone; mat—My;

darsana—realization; avadhih—up to the limit of.

TRANSLATION
1 wish you good luck. O Brahma, you can ask from Me, the giver of
all benediction, all that you may desire. You may know that the ultimate
benediction, as the result of all penances, is to see Me by realization.
PURPORT

The ultimate realization of the Supreme Truth is to know and sce cye
lo eye the Personality of Godhead. Realization of the impersonal Brahman
and localized Paramalma features of the Personality of Godhead is not
ullimate realization. When one realizes the Supreme Lord, one does not
struggle hard to perform such penances. The next stage of life is to dis-
charge devotional service to the Lord just to satisfy Him. In other words,
