Text 11] Vidura Approaches Maitreya 127

was mixed. The Lord reciprocates with His devotees on the basis of
transcendental love and not on the basis of philosophical knowledge or
fruitive activities. In the transcendental loving service of the Lord, there
is no place for monistic knowledge or fruitive activities. The gopis in
Vrndavana were neither highly learned scholars nor mystic yogis. They
had spontaneous love for the Lord, and thus He became their heart and
soul, and the gopis also became the heart and soul of the Lord. Lord
Caitanya approved the relationship of the gopis with the Lord as supreme.
Herein the Lord’s attitude towards Uddhava was more intimate than with
Maitreya Muni.

TEXT 11
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Sri bhagavan uvaca
vedaham antar manasipsitam te
dadami yat tad duravapam anyaih
satre pura visva-srjam vasunam
mat-siddhi-kdmena vaso tvayestah
§ri bhagavan uvaca—the Personality of Godhead said; veda—known;
aham—1; antah—within; manasi—the mind; ipsitam—what you desired;
te—your; dadami—I give you; yat—which is; tat—that; duravapam—very
difficult to achieve; anyaih—by others; satre—in the sacrifice; pura—in the
days of yore; vigva-srjam—of those who expanded this creation; vasiinam—
of the Vasus; mat-siddhi-kadmena—with a desire to achieve My association;
vaso—O Vasu; tvaya—by you; istah— ultimate goal of life.

TRANSLATION

O Vasu, I know from within your mind what you desired in the days of
yore when the Vasus and other demigods who are responsible for expand-
ing the universal affairs performed sacrifices. You particularly desired to
achieve My association. This is very difficult to obtain for others, but I
award it unto you.
