Text 28] Purusa-sikta Confirmed 305

iti sambhrta-sambharah
purusavayavair aham

tam eva purusam yajiam
tenaivayajam isvaram

iti—thus; sambhrta—executed; sambharah—equipped myself well; purusa
—the Personality of Godhead; avayavaih—by the parts and parcels; aham—
I; tam eva—unto Him; purusam—the Personality of Godhead; yajiam—the
enjoyer of all sacrifices; tena eva—by all those; ayajam—worshiped;
isvaram—the supreme controller.

TRANSLATION

Thus I created the ingredients and paraphernalia for offering sacrifice
out of the parts and parcels of the body of the Supreme Lord, the
enjoyer of the sacrifice, and I performed the sacrifice to satisfy the Lord.

PURPORT

People in general are always anxious to have peace of mind or peace in
the world, but they do not know how to achieve such a standard of
peace in the world. Such peace in the world is obtainable by performances
of sacrifice and by practicing austerity. In the Bhagavad-gita the following
prescription is recommended:

bhoktaram yajna-tapasam sarva-loka-mahesvaram

(Bg. 5.29)

“The karma-yogis know that the Supreme Lord is the factual enjoyer and
maintainer of all sacrifices and of the austere life. They also know that the
Lord is the ultimate proprietor of all the planets, and He is the factual
friend of all living entities. Such knowledge gradually converts the karma-
yogis into pure devotees of the Lord through the association of unalloyed
devotees, and thus they are able to be liberated from the material bondage.”

Brahma, the original living being within the material world, taught us
the way of sacrifice. The word sacrifice suggests dedication of one’s own
interests for satisfaction of a second person. That is the way of all
activities. Every man is engaged in sacrificing his interests for others, either
