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Puruṣa-sūkta Confirmed
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accepts himself as all in all, and does not develop God consciousness. As such, the false sense of egoism (namely myself and mine) has become overly prominent in the world, and there is a hard struggle for existence in the human society. The intelligent class of men, therefore, must admit the Lord as the ultimate source of all energies and thus pay tribute to the Lord for His good blessings. Simply by accepting the Lord as the supreme proprietor of everything, as He is actually so, one can achieve the highest perfection of life. Whatever a person may be in the estimation of the social order of things, if a person tries to reciprocate a feeling of love towards the Supreme Personality of Godhead and is satisfied with the blessings of the Lord, he will at once feel the highest peace of mind for which he is hankering life after life. Peace of mind, or in other words the healthy state of mind, can only be achieved when the mind is situated in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. The parts and parcels of the Lord are endowed with specific powers for rendering service unto the Lord, just as a big business magnate's sons are empowered with specific powers of administration. The obedient son of the father never goes against the will of the father and therefore passes life very peacefully in concurrence with the head of the family, the father. Similarly, the Lord being the father, all living beings should fully and satisfactorily discharge the duty and will of the father, as faithful sons. This very mentality will at once bring peace and prosperity to the human society.
TEXT 7
विक्रमो भूर्ध्वः स्वश्च क्षेमस्य शरणस्य च । सर्वकामवरस्यापि हरेश्वरण आस्पदम् ॥ ७ ॥
vikramo bhūr bhuvaḥ svaś ca kṣemasya śaraṇasya ca sarva-kāma-varasyāpi hareś caraṇa āspadam
vikramaḥ —forward steps;  bhūḥ bhuvaḥ —of the lower and upper planets;  svaḥ —as well as of heaven;  ca —also;  kṣemasya —of protection of all that we have;  śaraṇasya —of fearlessness;  ca —also;  sarva-kāma —all that we need;  varasya —of all benediction;  api —exactly;  hareḥ —of the Lord;  caraṇaḥ —lotus feet;  āspadam —shelter.