Text 49] The Sacrifice Performed by Daksa 265
kirtyamane hrsikese
sanninye yajiia-bhavane

mailreyah— Maitreya; uvaca—said; iti— thus; daksah— Daksa; kavih—being
purified in consciousness; yajiam—the sacrifice; bhadra—O Vidura; rudra-
abhimarsitam—devastated by Virabhadra; kirlyamane—being glorified;
hrstkese—Urgikesa (Lord Visnu); sanninye—arranged for restarting; yajfia-
bhavane—the protector of sacrifice.

TRANSLATION

Sri Maitreya said: After Lord Visnu was glorified by all present, Daksa,
his consciousness purified, arranged to begin again the yajiia which had
been devastated by the followers of Lord Siva.

TEXT 49
ATT EA ATTA TATA TTAHTA |
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bhagavan svena bhagena
sarvalma sarva-bhagabhuk
daksam babhasa abhasya
priyamana ivanagha

bhagavan—Lord Visnu; svena—with His own; bhagena—with the share;
sarva-alma—the Supersoul of all living entities; sarva-bhaga-bhuk—the
enjoyer of the results of all sacrifices; daksam—Dakga; babhase—said;
abhdsya—addressing; priyamanah—being satisfied; iva—as;anagha—O sinless
Vidura.

TRANSLATION

Maitreya continued: My dear sinless Vidura, Lord Visnu is actually the
enjoyer of the results of all sacrifices. Still, because of His being the
Supersoul of all living entities, He was satisfied simply with His share
of the sacrificial offerings. He therefore addressed Dakga in a pleasing
attitude.

PURPORT

In Bhagavad-gila it is said, bhokldram yajiia-tapasam: Lord Visnu, or
Krsna, is the supreme enjoyer of all the results of sacrifices, austerities
and penances; in whatever one may engage, the ultimate goal is Visnu. If
he does not know that, a person is misled. As the Supreme Personality of
