Shloka 34
तेऽपि विश्वसृज: सत्रं सहस्रपरिवत्सरान् । संविधाय महेष्वास यत्रेज्य ऋषभो हरि: ॥ ३४ ॥
te ’pi viśva-sṛjaḥ satraṁ sahasra-parivatsarān saṁvidhāya maheṣvāsa yatrejya ṛṣabho hariḥ
Maitreya continued: O Vidura, mighty archer, all the Prajāpatis, progenitors of the universe’s people, performed a satra-sacrifice for thousands of years, for yajña is the highest worship of Bhagavān Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
It is clearly stated here that the stalwart personalities who generate the entire population of the world are interested in satisfying the Supreme Personality of Godhead by offering sacrifices. The Lord also says in Bhagavad-gītā (5.29) , bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasām. One may engage in performing sacrifices and severe austerities for perfection, but they are all meant to satisfy the Supreme Lord. lf such activities are performed for personal satisfaction, one is involved in pāṣaṇḍa, or atheism; but when they are performed for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord, one is following the Vedic principle. All the assembled sages performed sacrifices for one thousand years.
FAQs
This verse states that the Prajāpatis arranged a long sacrificial session specifically to worship Lord Hari as the principal and foremost deity of the sacrifice.
Maitreya addresses Vidura respectfully as a heroic, steadfast seeker, while narrating the events surrounding the Prajāpatis and their sacrificial assembly in the Dakṣa episode.
Place devotion to God at the center of all duties—offer one’s work, worship, and intentions as service to Hari, rather than treating spirituality as secondary.