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Chapter 6: Puruṣa-sūkta Confirmed

Verse 27 of 40
SB 2.6.27

गतयो मतयश्चैव प्रायश्चित्तं समर्पणम् पुरुषावयवैरेते सम्भाराः सम्भृता मया

gatayo matayaś caiva prāyaś-cittaṁ samarpaṇam puruṣāvayavair ete sambhārāḥ sambhṛtā mayā

Synonyms

gatayaḥprogress to the ultimate goal (Viṣṇu); matayaḥworshiping the demigods; caas also; evacertainly; prāyaś-cittamcompensation; samarpaṇamultimate offering; puruṣathe Personality of Godhead; avayavaiḥfrom the parts of the body of the Personality of Godhead; etethese; sambhārāḥthe ingredients; sambhṛtāḥwere arranged; mayāby me..

Translation

Thus I had to arrange all these necessary ingredients and paraphernalia of the sacrifice from the personal bodily parts of the Personality of Godhead. By invocation of the demigods' names, the ultimate goal, Viṣṇu, was gradually attained, and thus compensation and ultimate offering was complete.

Purport

In this verse special stress is given to the person of the Supreme Lord, and not to His impersonal brahmajyoti, as being the source of all supplies. Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Lord, is the goal of sacrificial results, and therefore the Vedic hymns are ultimately meant for attaining this goal. Human life is thus made successful by pleasing Nārāyaṇa and getting entrance into the direct association of Nārāyaṇa in the spiritual kingdom of Vaikuṇṭha.

Verse 27 of 40
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