Text 10] Prayers by the Demigods 131

arcisyanti manusyds tvdm
sarva-kéma-varesvarim
dhipopahara-balibhih

sarva-kéma-vara-pradaém

arcisyanti—will worship; manusyéh—human society; tuém—unto
you; sarva-kdma-vara-isvarim—because you are the best of the
demigods who can fulfill all material desires; dhiipa—by incense;
upahaéra—by presentations; balibhih—by different types of worship
through sacrifice; sarva-kdma—of all material desires; vara—the
blessings; pradam—one who can bestow.

TRANSLATION

By sacrifices of animals, ordinary human beings will worship
you gorgeously, with various paraphernalia, because you are
supreme in fulfilling the material desires of everyone.

PURPORT

As stated in Bhagavad-gita (7.20), kdmais tais tair hrta-jfidnah pra-
padyante ’nya-devatah: ‘““Those whose minds are distorted by material
desires surrender unto demigods.”’ Therefore the word manusya, mean-
ing “human being,” here refers to one who does not know the actual goal
of life. Such a person wants to enjoy the material world by taking birth in
a highly elevated family with the benefits of education, beauty and im-
mense wealth, which in this material world are desirable. One who has
forgotten the real aim of life may worship goddess Durga, mdyd-sakti,
under various names, for different purposes, and in different places. As
there are many holy places for the worship of Krsna, there are also many
holy places in India for the worship of Durgadevi, or Mayadevi, who took
birth as the daughter of Yasoda. After cheating Karnsa, Mayadevi dis-
persed herself to various places, especially in Vindhyacala, to accept
regular worship from ordinary men. A human being should actually be
interested in understanding dtma-tattva, the truth of dtmd, the spirit
soul, and Paramatma, the supreme soul. Those who are interested in
Gtma-tattva worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead (yasmin
vijfidte sarvam evam vijfidtam bhavati). However, as explained in the
