The being who performs his duties in a spirit of detachment, without any sense of possession and devoid of false ego, finds, through a total purification of his consciousness, his original, natural and eternal condition; thus indulging in seemingly material acts, he can easily enter the kingdom of God.

Taking the path of illumination, these liberated souls join the Absolute Divine Person, master of the material and spiritual worlds and ultimate cause of their manifestation as well as their destruction.

Those who worship the emanation of the Sovereign Lord remain within the material universe until the end of two parardhas (One parardha corresponds to half of the life of Brahma, that is: 155 trillion 70 trillion solar years. The lifespan of Brahma is 100 years, or 311 trillion 40 trillion solar years. Brahma is currently in the second half of his life), when Brahma dies.

After having crossed the time covered by the three gunas, i.e. two parardhas, Brahma closes the chapter of the material universe, which is enveloped by successive layers of earth, water, air, fire, ether, mind, false ego, etc.; after which he returns to God.

Spiritualists who succeed in detaching themselves from the material universe by practicing breathing exercises and controlling the mind reach the planet of Brahma, at the outermost reaches of the universe. After leaving their bodies, they enter the body of Brahma, and when the latter is liberated and goes to join the Supreme Lord, the Supreme Brahman (the Supreme Person), these spiritualists return with him to the kingdom of Godhead.

So, My dear mother, seek shelter directly in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is in the heart of every living being, by practicing devotional service.

My dear mother, one may worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead out of special self-interest, but one should know that even celestial beings like Brahma, noble sages like Sanat-kumara, and venerable munis (great sages) like Marici, have to come back to this world at the time of creation. When the three attributes of material nature come into play, Brahma, who is the creator of the cosmic manifestation and who is perfectly mastered in Vedic knowledge, and the august sages who initiated the spiritual path and the practice of yoga, themselves come back to this world under the yoke of time. Through their selfless acts, they attain liberation and thus join the first manifestation of the purusa (Supreme Beneficiary, the Supreme Personality of Godhead); but at the time of creation, they come back here in the same forms as they had before, occupying the same positions.

Men who are too attached to the material world discharge their prescribed duties very well, and with remarkable faith, and perform them daily with marked attachment to their fruits.