Text 30] Purusa-sikta Confirmed 307

personality is the Lord Himself. The manifested personalities are mundane
controllers of the material affairs, whereas the nonmanifested Personality
of Godhead is transcendental, beyond the range of the material atmosphere.
In this age of Kali the manifested demigods are also not to be seen due to
space travel beingcompletely stopped. So both powerful demigods and the
Supreme Personality of Godhead are nonmanifested to the covered eyes
of the modern man. Modern men want to see everything with their
eyes, although they are not sufficiently qualified. Consequently, they
disbelieve in the existence of the demigods or of the Supreme God. They
should see through the pages of authentic scriptures and should not
simply believe their unqualified eyes. Even in these days, God can also be
seen by qualified eyes tinged with the ointment of love of God.

TEXT 30

TAA WAT BH AE AVASTE |
frat Fan zen aa: RAPT 11311

tatas ca manavah kale
iire rsayo ‘pare

pitaro vibudha daitya
manusyah kratubhir vibhum

tatah—thereafter; ca—also; manavah—the Manus or the fathers of man-
kind; kale—in due course of time; ijire—worshiped; rsayah—great sages;
apare—others; pitarah—the forefathers; vibudhadh—the learned scholars;
daityah—great devotees of the demigods; manusyah—mankind; kratubhih
vibhum—by performance of sacrifices in order to please the Supreme Lord.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, by performance of sacrifice meant to please the Supreme
Lord, Manu, the father of mankind, worshiped great sages, learned scholars
and forefathers.

PURPORT

The daityas are devotees of the demigods because they want to derive
the greatest possible material facilities from them. The devotees of the Lord
