6 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 1

svayambhuvo muda yukto
rucir jagraha daksinam

aninye—brought to; sva-grham—home; putryah—born of the daughter;
putram—the son; vitatarocisam—very powerful; svayambhuvah—the Manu
named Svayambhuva; muda—being very pleased; yuktah—with; rucih—the
great sage Ruci; jagraha—kept; daksinam—the daughter named Daksina.

TRANSLATION

Svayambhuva Manu very gladly brought home the boy named Yajiia,
who was so beautiful, and Ruci, his son-in-law, kept with him the daughter,
Daksina.

PURPORT

Svayambhuva Manu was very glad to see that his daughter, Akiti, had
given birth to both a boy and girl. He was afraid that he would take one
son and that because of this his son-in-law, Ruci, might be sorry. Thus
when he heard that a daughter was born along with the boy, he was very
glad. Ruci, according to his promise, returned his male child to
Svayambhuva Manu and decided to keep the daughter, whose name was
Daksina. One of Lord Visnu’s names is Yajfia because He is the master of
the Vedas. The name Yajiia comes from yajusam patih; in the Yajur-veda
there are different ritualistic prescriptions for performing yajias, and the
beneficiary of all such yajfias is the Supreme Lord, Visnu. Therefore it is
stated in Bhagavad-gita, yajfarthat karmanah: one should act, but one should
perform his prescribed duties only for the sake of Yajiia or Visnu. If one
does not act for the satisfaction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
or if one does not perform devotional service, then there will be reactions
to all his activities. It does not matter if the reaction is good or bad; if our
activities are not dovetailed with the desire of the Supreme Lord, or if we
do not act in Krsna consciousness, then we shall be responsible for the
results of all our activities. There is always a reaction to every kind of
action, but if actions are performed for Yajiia, there is no reaction. Thus
if one acts for Yajfia, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one is not
entangled in the material condition, for it is mentioned in the Vedas and
also in Bhagavad-gita that the Vedas and the Vedic rituals are all meant for
understanding the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna. From the very
beginning one should try to act in Krsna consciousness; that will free one
from the reactions of material activities.
