Text 6] The Sacrifice Performed by Daksa 215
was as intelligent as he had previously been. He prayed very nicely to
satisfy Lord Siva and Lord Visnu, which is not possible for a goat to do.
Therefore it is definitely concluded that the brain substance is not the
center of intelligence; it is the consciousness of a particular soul that works
intelligently. The whole movement of Krsna consciousness is to purify the
consciousness. It doesn’t matter what kind of brain one has because if he
simply transfers his consciousness from matter to Krsna, his life becomes
successful. It is confirmed by the Lord Himself in Bhagavad-gita that
anyone who takes up Krsna consciousness achieves the highest perfection
of life, regardless of whatever abominable condition of life he may have
fallen into. Specifically, anyone in Krsna consciousness goes back to God-
head, back to home, on leaving his present material body.
TEXT 6
HA TAWA
TET Aare aT AAT AIGEAeATT |
CRawreatreana any afeaeraaagz | & I
maitreya uvdca
tada sarvani bhiitani
Srutva midhustamoditam
paritustatmabhis tata
sadhu sadhv ity athabruvan
maitreyah—the sage Maitreya; uvaca—said; tada—at that time; sarvapi—
all; bhittdni—personalities; §rutva—after hearing; midhustama—the best of
the benedictors (Lord Siva); uditam—spoken by; paritusta—being satisfied;
atmabhih—by heart and soul; tata—my dear Vidura; sddhu sddhu—well
done, well done; iti—thus; atha abruvan—as we have said.
TRANSLATION
The great sage Maitreya said: My dear Vidura, all the personalities
present were very much satisfied in heart and soul upon hearing the words
of Lord Siva, who is the best among the benedictors.
PURPORT
In this verse Lord Siva is described as midhustama, the best of the
benedictors. He is also known asAgutoga, which indicates that he is very
quickly satisfied and very quickly angered. It is said in Bhagavad-gita that
less intelligent persons go to the demigods for material benediction. In this
connection, people gencrally go to Lord Siva, and because he is always
