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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.10.4
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 4
- maitreya uvāca
- viriñco 'pi tathā cakre
- divyaṁ varṣa-śataṁ tapaḥ
- ātmany ātmānam āveśya
- yathāha bhagavān ajaḥ
maitreyaḥthe great sage Maitreya said uvācathe great sage Maitreya said — the great sage Maitreya said; viriñcaḥBrahmā — Brahmā; apialso — also; tathāin that manner — in that manner; cakreperformed — performed; divyamcelestial — celestial; varṣaone hundred years-śatamone hundred years — one hundred years; tapaḥpenances — penances; ātmaniunto the Lord — unto the Lord; ātmānamhis own self — his own self; āveśyaengaging — engaging; yathāas it was spoken āhaas it was spoken — as it was spoken; bhagavānthe Personality of Godhead — the Personality of Godhead; ajaḥthe unborn — the unborn.
The greatly learned sage Maitreya said: O Vidura, Brahmā 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.
That Brahmā engaged himself for the Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa, 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.