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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 2]
topmost Vaiṣṇava, so his character, as shown in this scene, is excellent. He became morose because he knew that these people, both his men and Dakṣa's, were unnecessarily cursing and countercursing one another, without any interest in the spiritual life. From his point of view, he did not see anyone as lower or higher because he is a Vaiṣṇava. As stated in  Bhagavad-gītā ,  paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśinaḥ : one who is perfectly learned does not see anyone as lesser or greater because he sees everyone from the spiritual platform. Thus the only alternative left to Lord Śiva was to leave in order to stop his follower, Nandīśvara, as well as Bhṛgu Muni, from cursing and countercursing in that way.
TEXT 34
तेऽपि विश्वसृजः सत्रं सहस्रपरिज्ञत्सरान् । संविधाय महेष्वास यत्रेज्य ऋषभो हरिः ॥३४॥
te'pi viśvasṛjaḥ satram sahasra-parivatsarān saṁvidhāya maheṣvāsa yatrejya ṛṣabho hariḥ
te —those;  api —even;  viśvasṛjaḥ —progenitors of the universal population;  satram —the sacrifice;  sahasra —one thousand;  parivatsarān —years;  saṁvidhāya —performing;  maheṣvāsa —O Vidura;  yatra —in which;  ijyaḥ —to be worshiped;  ṛṣabhaḥ —the presiding deity of all demigods;  hariḥ —Hari.
TRANSLATION
The sage Maitreya continued: O Vidura, all the progenitors of the universal population thus executed a sacrifice for thousands of years, for sacrifice is the best way to worship the Supreme Lord, Hari, the Personality of Godhead.
PURPORT
It is clearly stated here that the stalwart personalities who generate the entire population of the world are interested in satisfying the Supreme Personality of Godhead by offering sacrifices. The Lord also says in  Bhagavad-gītā ,  bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasām . One may engage in performing sacrifices and severe austerities for perfection, but they are all meant to satisfy the Supreme Lord. If such activities are performed for personal satisfaction, that is called  pāṣaṇḍa , or atheism; but when they are performed for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord, that is the Vedic