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maitreya uvaca
virinco pi tatha cakre
divyam varsa-satam tapah
atmany atmanam avesya
yathaha bhagavan ajah
SYNONYMS
maitreyah uvacathe great sage Maitreya said; virincahBrahma; apialso; tathain that manner; cakreperformed; divyamcelestial; varsa-satamone hundred years; tapahpenances; atmaniunto the Lord; atmanamhis own self; avesyaengaging; yatha ahaas it was spoken; bhagavanthe Personality of Godhead; ajahthe unborn.
TRANSLATION
The greatly learned sage Maitreya said: O Vidura, Brahma thus engaged himself in penances for one hundred celestial years, as advised by the Personality of Godhead, and applied himself in devotional service to the Lord.
PURPORT
That Brahma engaged himself for the Personality of Godhead, Narayana, means that he engaged himself in the service of the Lord; that is the highest penance one can perform for any number of years. There is no retirement from such service, which is eternal and ever encouraging.
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