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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.9.21

వరం వరయ భద్రం తే వరేశం మాభివాఞ్ఛితమ్ । బ్రహ్మఞ్ఛ్రేయ:పరిశ్రామ: పుంసాం మద్దర్శనావధి: ॥ ౨౧ ॥
varaṁ varaya bhadraṁ te
[varam varaya bhadram te]
vareśaṁ mābhivāṣchitam
[varesham maabhivaashchitam]
brahmaṣ chreyaḥ-pariśrāmaḥ
[brahmash chreyah-parishraamah]
puṁsāṁ mad-darśanāvadhiḥ
[pumsaam mad-darshanaavadhih]
varam — benediction varaya — just ask from bhadram — auspicious te — unto you vara-īśam — the giver of all benediction mā (mām) — from Me abhivāṣchitam — wishing brahman — O Brahmā śreyaḥ — the ultimate success pariśrāmaḥ — for all penances puṁsām — for everyone mat — My darśana — realization avadhiḥ — up to the limit of.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
varaṁ varaya bhadraṁ te
varam
benediction
varaya
just ask from
bhadram
auspicious
te
unto you
vareśaṁ mābhivāṣchitam
vara-īśam
the giver of all benediction
mā (mām)
from Me
abhivāṣchitam
wishing
brahmaṣ chreyaḥ-pariśrāmaḥ
brahman
O Brahmā
śreyaḥ
the ultimate success
pariśrāmaḥ
for all penances
puṁsāṁ mad-darśanāvadhiḥ
puṁsām
for everyone
mat
My
darśana
realization
avadhiḥ
up to the limit of.
I wish you good luck. O Brahmā, you may ask from Me, the giver of all benediction, all that you may desire. You may know that the ultimate benediction, as the result of all penances, is to see Me by realization.

The ultimate realization of the Supreme Truth is knowing and seeing face to face the Personality of Godhead. Realization of the impersonal Brahman and localized Paramātmā features of the Personality of Godhead is not ultimate realization. When one realizes the Supreme Lord, one does not struggle hard to perform such penances. The next stage of life is to discharge devotional service to the Lord just to satisfy Him. In other words, one who has realized and seen the Supreme Lord has attained all perfection because everything is included in that highest perfectional stage. The impersonalists and the pseudo mystics, however, cannot reach this state.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O Brahmā! All auspiciousness to you! Please ask your desired benediction from me, who can award all benedictions. Endeavors in the process of bhakti end in seeing me.
Commentary

Mā means mām. Ask for your desired object. Endeavors for gaining results from the best processes such as hearing and chanting culminate in seeing me. This is because my devotees do not accept any result other than seeing me.

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