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The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa
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relieve himself. If persons who are suffering in the forest fire of this material existence will only enter into the nectarean river of the description of the pastimes of the Lord, they will forget all the troubles of the miserable material existence. The Siddhas do not care for fruitive activities, such as performing sacrifices and achieving the good results. They simply merge in the transcendental discussions of the pastimes of the Lord. That makes them completely happy, without care for pious or impious activities. For those who are always in Kṛṣṇa consciousness there is no need to perform any kind of pious or impious sacrifices or activities. Kṛṣṇa consciousness is itself complete, for it includes all the processes praised in the Vedic scriptures.
TEXT 36
यजमान्युवाच्च
स्वागतं ते प्रसीदेश तुम्यं नमः
श्रीनिवास श्रिया कान्तया त्राहि नः।
त्वामृतेऽधीश नाङ्गैर्मखः शोमते
शीर्षहीनः कबन्धो यथा पुरुषः ॥३६॥
yajamāny uvāca sv-āgatam te prasīdeśa tubhyam namaḥ śrīnivāsa śriyā kāntayā trāhi naḥ tvām ṛte 'dhīśa nāngair makhaḥ śobhate śīrṣa-hīnaḥ ka-bandho yathā puruṣaḥ
yajamānī—the wife of Dakṣa; uvāca—prayed; su-āgatam—auspicious appearance; te—You; prasīda—become pleased; īśa—my dear Lord; tubhyam—unto You; namaḥ—respectful obeisances; śrīnivāsa—O abode of the goddess of fortune; śriyā—with Lakṣmī; kāntayā—Your wife; trāhi—protect; naḥ—us; tvām—You; ṛte—without; adhīśa—O supreme controller; na—not; angaiḥ—with bodily limbs; makhaḥ—the sacrificial arena; śobhate—is beautiful; śīrṣa-hīnaḥ—without the head; ka-bandhaḥ—possessed of only a body; yathā—as; puruṣaḥ—a person.
TRANSLATION
The wife of Dakṣa prayed as follows: My dear Lord, it is very fortunate that You have appeared in this arena of sacrifice. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, and I request that You be pleased on this occasion.