534 Srimad Bhagavatam [Canto 2, Ch. 9

evar prasanna-manaso bhagavat-bhakti-yogatah
bhagavat-tattva-vijnanam mukta-sangasya jayate.(Bhag. |.2.20)

Thus in the completely satisfied stage of life, exhibited by full detachment
from the world of sense enjoyment as the result of performing devotional
service, one can understand the science of God in the liberated stage.

In this stage of full satisfaction and detachment from the sensory world,
one can know the mystery of the science of God with all its confidential
intricacies, and not by grammar or academic speculation. And because
Brahma qualified himself for such reception, the Lord was pleased to
disclose the purpose of Srimad-Bhagavatam. This direct instruction by the
Lord to any devotee who is detached from the world of sense gratification
is possible, as is stated in the Bhagavad-gita:

tesam satata-yuktanam bhajatam priti-pirvakam
dadami buddhi-yogam tam yena mam upayanti te. (Bg. 10.10)

Unto the devotees who are constantly engaged in the transcendental
loving service (pritt-pirvakam) of the Lord, the Lord out of His causeless
mercy upon the devotee gives direct instructions so that the devotee may
make accurate progress on the path of returning home, back to Godhead.
One should not, therefore, try to understand these four verses of Srimad-
Bhagavatam by mental speculation. Rather, by direct perception of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, one is able to know all about His abode,
Vaikuntha, as was seen and experienced by Brahmaji. Such Vaikuntha
realization is possible by any devotee of the Lord situated in the transcen-
dental position as a result of devotional service.

In the Gopdla-tapani Upanisad (Sruti) it is said that the Lord appeared
before Brahmaji as “gopa-vesome purastad avirbhiivah”’: the Lord appeared
before Brahma as a cowboy, that is, as the original Personality of Godhead,
Lord Sri Krsna, Govinda, who is later described by Brahmaji in his Brahma-
samhita:

cintémani-prakara-sadmasu kalpaourksa-
laksaurtesu surabhir abhipalayantam
lak smi-sahasra-Sata-sambhrama-sevyamanam
govindam adi-purusam tam aham bhajami. (Bs. 5.29)

Brahmaji desires to worship the original Personality of Godhead, Lord
Sri Krsna, who resides in the topmost Vaikuntha planet, known as Goloka
