श्रीमदानन्दतीर्थार्यमुखनिःसृतम्

shrImadAnandatIrthArya mukha nihsR^itaM

श्रवणं दृष्टतत्वस्य मननं ध्यानमेव च ।

विशेषानन्दसम्प्राप्त्यै अन्यस्यैतानि दृष्टये ।।

shravaNaM dR^iShTatattvasya mananaM dhyAnameva ca .

visheShAnandasamprAptyai anyasyetAni dR^iShTaye |

Purport:

Some say - It is not correct to say that Devatas continue their studies even today. For, it is said that the process of shravaNa, manana etc is for the realization of the Brahman. Devatas are those people who have already realized Brahman. As it is said - 'naiva devapadaM prAptA brahmadarshanavarjitAH' - no one who has qualified to become a devata is bereft of the knowledge of the Brahman. So, there is no purpose for taking up further studies for Devatas. To this the answer is - We agree that Devatas are qualified souls who have already realized Brahman. Then why do they continue their studies even after realization? The devatas continue their study because study undertaken even after realizing Brahman would bring them special bliss in the state of liberation. They do this out of their own will and not under any compulsion. For those people, who have not yet realized Brahman, the study of scriptures is compulsory to get the realization of Brahman.