Text 49]
The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa
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kīrtyamāne hṛṣīkeśe sanninye yajña-bhāvane
maitreyaḥ—Maitreya; uvāca—said; iti—thus; dakṣaḥ—Dakṣa; kaviḥ—being purified in consciousness; yajñam—the sacrifice; bhadra—O Vidura; rudra-abhimarśitam—devastated by Vīrabhadra; kīrtyamāne—being glorified; hṛṣīkeśe—Hṛṣīkeśa (Lord Viṣṇu); sanninye—arranged for restarting; yajña-bhāvane—the protector of sacrifice.
TRANSLATION
Śrī Maitreya said: After Lord Viṣṇu was glorified by all present, Dakṣa, his consciousness purified, arranged to begin again the yajña which had been devastated by the followers of Lord Śiva.
TEXT 49
भगवान् स्वेन भागेन सर्वात्मा सर्वभागभुक् । दक्षं बभाष आभाष्य प्रीयमाण इवानघ ॥४९॥
bhagavān svena bhāgena sarvātmā sarva-bhāgabhuk dakṣam babhāṣa ābhāṣya prīyamāṇa ivānagha
bhagavān—Lord Viṣṇu; svena—with His own; bhāgena—with the share; sarva-ātmā—the Supersoul of all living entities; sarva-bhāga-bhuk—the enjoyer of the results of all sacrifices; dakṣam—Dakṣa; babhāṣe—said; ābhāṣya—addressing; prīyamāṇaḥ—being satisfied; iva—as; anagha—O sinless Vidura.
TRANSLATION
Maitreya continued: My dear sinless Vidura, Lord Viṣṇu is actually the enjoyer of the results of all sacrifices. Still, because of His being the Supersoul of all living entities, He was satisfied simply with His share of the sacrificial offerings. He therefore addressed Dakṣa in a pleasing attitude.
PURPORT
In  Bhagavad-gītā  it is said,  bhoktāram yajña-tapasām : Lord Viṣṇu, or Kṛṣṇa, is the supreme enjoyer of all the results of sacrifices, austerities and penances; in whatever one may engage, the ultimate goal is Viṣṇu. If he does not know that, a person is misled. As the Supreme Personality of