Text 37] The First Step in God Realization 59

TEXT 37
AMAA YAMA ARIAT
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brahmananam ksatra-bhujo mahatma
vid tirur atghrisrita-krsna-varnah

nanabhidhabhijyaganopapanno
dravyatmakah karma vitana-yogah

brahma—the brahmanas; dnanam—face; ksatra—the ksatriyas; bhujah—the
arms;mahatma—the virata purusa; vit—the vaisyas; uruh—thighs; anghrisrita
—under the protection of his feet; krsna-varnah—the sitdras; nand—various;
abhidha—by names; abhijyagana—the demigods; upapannah—being over-
taken; dravydtmakah—with feasible goods; karma—activitics; vitana-yogah
—performances of sacrifice.

TRANSLATION

The virata purusa’s face is the brahmanas, His arms are the ksatriyas,
His thighs are the vaisyas, and the siidras are under the protection of His
feet. All the demigods who are worshipable are also overtaken by Him,
and it is the duty of everyone to perform sacrifices with feasible goods to
appease the Lord.

PURPORT

Monotheism is practically suggested here. Offering sacrifices to many
demigods under different names is mentioned in the Vedic literatures, but
the suggestion made in this verse is that all those varieties of demigods are
included in the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; they are only
the parts and parcels of the original whole. Similarly, the divisions of the
orders of the human society, namely the brahmanas or the intelligent class,
the ksatriyas or the administrators, the vaisyas or the mercantile com-
munity and the sidras or the laborer class, are all included in the body of
the Supreme. As such, sacrifice by every one of them in terms of pleasing
