Shloka 47
तेनायजत यज्ञेशं भगवन्तमधोक्षजम् । उर्वशीलोकमन् विच्छन्सर्वदेवमयं हरिम् ॥ ४७ ॥
tenāyajata yajñeśaṁ bhagavantam adhokṣajam urvaśī-lokam anvicchan sarva-devamayaṁ harim
By that fire, Purūravā—longing to reach the realm where Urvaśī dwelt—performed a yajña and satisfied Bhagavān Adhokṣaja, Śrī Hari, the enjoyer of all sacrificial results, beyond the senses and the very reservoir of all the devas.
As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśvaram: any loka, or planet, to which one wants to go is the property of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the enjoyer of the performance of sacrifice. The purpose of yajña is to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In this age, as we have explained many times, the yajña of chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra is the only sacrifice that can satisfy the Supreme Lord. When the Lord is satisfied, one can fulfill any desire, material or spiritual. Bhagavad-gītā (3.14) also says, yajñād bhavati parjanyaḥ: by offering sacrifices to Lord Viṣṇu, one can have sufficient rainfall. When there is sufficient rainfall, the earth becomes fit to produce everything ( sarva-kāma-dughā mahī ). If one can utilize the land properly, one can get all the necessities of life from the land, including food grains, fruits, flowers and vegetables. Everything one gets for material wealth is produced from the earth, and therefore it is said, sarva-kāma-dughā mahī ( Bhāg. 1.10.4 ). Everything is possible by performing yajña. Therefore although Purūravā desired something material, he factually performed yajña to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Lord is adhokṣaja, beyond the perception of Purūravā and everyone else. Consequently, some kind of yajña must be performed to fulfill the desires of the living entity. Yajñas can be performed in human society only when society is divided by varṇāśrama-dharma into four varṇas and four āśramas. Without such a regulative process, no one can perform yajñas, and without the performance of yajñas, no material plans can make human society happy at any time. Everyone should therefore be induced to perform yajñas. In this Age of Kali, the yajña recommended is saṅkīrtana, the individual or collective chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra. This will bring the fulfillment of all necessities for human society.
FAQs
This verse states that Hari is sarva-deva-maya—the embodiment and source of all gods—so sacrifice and worship ultimately reach their perfection when offered to Adhokṣaja, the Supreme Lord.
He desired to attain Urvaśī’s realm, and therefore performed sacrifice to the Lord of sacrifice—showing that even materially motivated goals are pursued through worship of the Supreme in this narrative context.
Instead of fragmenting faith among many powers, center your worship and gratitude on the Supreme Lord, seeing all blessings and authorities as ultimately resting in Him.