826 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 21

the actual explanation of Vedanta-sutra. Since Bhagavad-gita is also
Vedanta-sutra, by understanding Srimad-Bhagavatam, Vedanta-sutra or
Bhagavad-gita one can obtain real knowledge. When one obtains real knowl-
edge, he becomes theoretically one with the Supreme, and when he actually
begins the service of Brahman, or Krsna consciousness, he is not only
liberated but situated in his spiritual life. Similarly, for those who want to
lord it over material nature, there are so many departments of material
enjoyment; material knowledge and material science are available, and the
Lord provides for persons who want to enjoy them. The conclusion is that
one should worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead for any benedic-
tion. The word kama-varsam is very significant, for it indicates that He
satisfies the desires of anyone who approaches Him. But one who sincerely
loves Krsna and yet wants material enjoyment is in perplexity. Krsna, being
very kind towards him, gives him an opportunity to engage in the transcen-
dental loving service of the Lord, and so he gradually forgets the
hallucination.

TEXT 22
BACNT
TSI =| TAI SsAATA-
ATTATY TTT |
aT Ta:
Safacrataraaaa: RR

rsir uvaca
ity avyalikam pranuto *bja-nabhas
tam ababhdase vacasamrtena
suparna-paksopart rocamanah
prema-smitodviksana-vibhramad-bhrih

rsih uvaca—the great sage Maitreya said; iti—thus; avyalikam—
sincerely; pranutah—having been praised; abja-nabhah—Lord Visnu; tam—
to Kardama Muni; ababhase—replied; vacasa—with words; amrtena—as
sweet as nectar; suparna—of Garuda; paksa—the shoulders; upari—upon;
rocamanah-—shining; prema—of affection; smita—with a smile; udviksana—
looking; vibhramat—gracefully moving; bhrih—eyebrows.
