Shloka 30
Manu Offers Devahūti to Kardama; The Sage Accepts with a Devotional Vow
बर्हिष्मती नाम पुरी सर्वसम्पत्समन्विता । न्यपतन् यत्र रोमाणि यज्ञस्याङ्गं विधुन्वत: ॥ २९ ॥ कुशा: काशास्त एवासन् शश्वद्धरितवर्चस: । ऋषयो यै: पराभाव्य यज्ञघ्नान् यज्ञमीजिरे ॥ ३० ॥
barhiṣmatī nāma purī sarva-sampat-samanvitā nyapatan yatra romāṇi yajñasyāṅgaṁ vidhunvataḥ
នៅកន្លែងដែលរោមរបស់ព្រះវិṣṇu បានធ្លាក់ពេលអវតារជាវរាហៈ វាប្រែជាស្មៅកុសៈ និងកាសៈបៃតងជានិច្ច។ ដោយស្មៅកុសៈ-កាសៈនោះ ព្រះឥសីបានផ្តួលអសុរាដែលរំខានយជ្ញា ហើយធ្វើពិធីបូជាដល់ហរិ ជាយជ្ញបុរស; ដូច្នេះទីក្រុងនោះបានល្បីថា បរហិṣមតី។
Any place directly connected with the Supreme Lord is called pīṭha-sthāna. Barhiṣmatī, the capital of Svāyambhuva Manu, was exalted not because the city was very rich in wealth and opulence, but because the hairs of Lord Varāha fell at this very spot. These hairs of the Lord later grew as green grass, and the sages used to worship the Lord with that grass after the time when the Lord killed the demon Hiraṇyākṣa. Yajña means Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In Bhagavad-gītā, karma is described as yajñārtha. Yajñārtha-karma means “work done only for the satisfaction of Viṣṇu.” If something is done for sense gratification or any other purpose, it will be binding upon the worker. If one wants to be freed from the reaction of his work, he must perform everything for the satisfaction of Viṣṇu, or Yajña. In the capital of Svāyambhuva Manu, Barhiṣmatī, these particular functions were being performed by the great sages and saintly persons.
FAQs
This verse describes Barhiṣmatī as a highly prosperous city associated with Vedic sacrifice (yajña) and ritual purity.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is speaking, narrating the events and locations connected to the lineage and household life described in this chapter.
The verse highlights disciplined, sacred duty; today it can be applied as offering one’s work and resources in a spirit of service and devotion rather than mere consumption.