Text 31] The Marriage of Kardama Muni and Devahiti 889
the sages; yaih—by which; parabhavya—defeating; yajna-ghnan—the dis-
turbers of the sacrificial performances; yajiam—Lord Visnu; ijire—they
worshiped.
TRANSLATION

The city of Barhismati, rich in all kinds of wealth, was so called because
Lord Visnu’s hair dropped there from His body when He manifested
Himself as Lord Boar. As He shook His body, this very hair feil and turned
into blades of evergreen kuga grass and kaéga [another kind of grass used
for mats], by means of which the sages worshiped Lord Visnu after
defeating the demons who had interfered with the performance of their
sacrifices.

PURPORT

Any place directly connected with the Supreme Lord is called pitha-
sthana. Barhismati, the capital of Svayambhuva Manu, was exalted not be-
cause the city was very rich in wealth and opulence, but because the hairs of
Lord Varaha fell at this very spot. These hairs of the Lord later grew as
green grass, and the sages used to worship the Lord with that grass after
the time when the Lord killed the demon Hiranyaksa. Yajia means Visnu,
the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In Bhagavad-gita, karma is described
as yajnartha. Yajnartha-karma means work done only for the satisfaction
of Visnu. If something is done for sense gratification or any other purpose,
then it will be binding upon the worker. If one wants to be freed from the
reaction of his work, he must perform everything for the satisfaction of
Visnu, or Yajnia. In the capital of Svayambhuva Manu, Barhismati, these
particular functions were being performed by the great sages and saintly
persons.

TEXT 31
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TTA SST Se TA ATT 2
kusa-kasa-mayam barhir
astirya bhagavan manuh
ayajad yajiia-purusam
labdha sthanam yato bhuvam

kusa—of kusa grass; kasa—and of kasa grass; mayam—made; barhih—a
seat; dstirya—having spread; bhagavan—the greatly fortunate; manuh—
Svayambhuva Manu; ayajat—worshiped; yajna-purusam—Lord Visnu;
