Text 36] The Sacrifice Performed by Daksa 247

relieve himself. If persons who are suffering in the forest fire of this
material existence will only enter into the nectarean river of the description
of the pastimes of the Lord, they will forget all the troubles of the misera-
ble material existence. The Siddhas do not care for fruitive activities, such
as performing sacrifices and achieving the good results. They simply
merge in the transcendental discussions of the pastimes of the Lord. That
makes them completely happy, without care for pious or impious
activities. For those who are always in Krsna consciousness there is no
need to perform any kind of pious or impious sacrifices or activities.
Krsna consciousness is itself complete, for it includes all the processes
praised in the Vedic scriptures.

TEXT 36

FHA
ard wae Ta AA:
oft ferara fara erty aie a |
SAPASHT TARAS: TAA
TA: HAP TW FHT 113i

yayamany uvaca
sv-agatam te prasidesa tubhyam namah
Srinivasa riya kantaya trahi nah
tvam rte ‘dhisa nangair makhah sobhate
Sirsa-hinah ka-bandho yatha purusah

yajamani—the wife of Dakga; uvaca—prayed; su-agatam—auspicious
appearance; te—Your; prasida—become pleased; isa—my dear Lord;
tubhyam—unto You; namah—respectful obeisances; srinivasa—O abode of
the goddess of fortune; sriya—with Laksmi; kantaya—Your wife; trahi—
protect; nah—us; tvam—Y ou; rte—without; adhisa—O supreme controller;
na—not; angaih—with bodily limbs; makhah-— the sacrificial arena; sobhate—
is beautiful; sirsa-hinah—without the head; ka-bandhah— possessed of only
a body; yatha—as; purusah—a person.

TRANSLATION

The wife of Daksa prayed as follows: My dear Lord, it is very fortunate
that You have appeared in this arena of sacrifice. I offer my respectful
obeisances unto You, and | request that You be pleased on this occasion.
