Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 2 - Chapter 9 - Verse 20
Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 2 - Chapter 1 - Verse 20 Sanskrit: श्रीभगवानुवाचत्वयाहं तोषित: सम्यग् वेदगर्भ सिसृक्षया ।चिरं भृतेन तपसा दुस्तोष: कूटयोगिनाम् ॥ २० ॥ ITRANS: śrī-bhagavān uvācatvayāhaṁ toṣitaḥ samyagveda-garbha sisṛkṣayāciraṁ bhṛtena tapasādustoṣaḥ kūṭa-yoginām Translation: The beautiful Personality of Godhead addressed Lord Brahmā: O Brahmā, impregnated with the Vedas, I am very much pleased with your long-accumulated penance with the desire for creation. Hardly am I pleased with the pseudo mystics. Purport: There are two kinds of penance: one for sense gratification and the other for self-realization....