SB 9.14.43 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

स्थालीं न्यस्य वने गत्वा गृहानाध्यायतो निशि । त्रेतायां सम्प्रवृत्तायां मनसि त्रय्यवर्तत ॥ ४३ ॥

Verse text

sthālīṁ nyasya vane gatvā gṛhān ādhyāyato niśi tretāyāṁ sampravṛttāyāṁ manasi trayy avartata

Synonyms

sthālīm — the woman Agnisthālī ; nyasya — immediately giving up ; vane — in the forest ; gatvā — on returning ; gṛhān — at home ; ādhyāyataḥ — began to meditate ; niśi — the whole night ; tretāyām — when the Tretā millennium ; sampravṛttāyām — was just on the point of beginning ; manasi — in his mind ; trayī — the principles of the three Vedas ; avartata — became revealed .

Translation

King Purūravā then left Agnisthālī in the forest and returned home, where he meditated all night upon Urvaśī. In the course of his meditation, the Tretā millennium began, and therefore the principles of the three Vedas, including the process of performing yajṣa to fulfill fruitive activities, appeared within his heart.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

King Purūravā then left the vessel in the forest and returned home, where he meditated all night upon Urvaśī. In the course of his meditation, Tretā-yuga began, and therefore the principles of the three Vedas, including the process of performing sacrifice, appeared. While he meditated intensely on Urvaśī all (ā) night, Tretā-yuga began, and the three Vedas which teach karma manifested. This indicates that karma is for persons with material desires.

Purport

It is said, tretāyāṁ yajato makhaiḥ: in Tretā-yuga, if one performed yajṣas, he would get the results of those yajṣas. By performing viṣṇu-yajṣa specifically, one could even achieve the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Of course, yajṣa is intended to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. While Purūravā was meditating upon Urvaśī, the Tretā-yuga began, and therefore the Vedic yajṣas were revealed in his heart. But Purūravā was a materialistic man, especially interested in enjoying the senses. Yajṣas for enjoyment of the senses are called karma-kāṇḍīya-yajṣas. Therefore, he decided to perform karma-kāṇḍīya-yajṣas to fulfill his lusty desires. In other words, karma-kāṇḍīya-yajṣas are meant for sensuous persons, whereas yajṣa should actually be performed to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. To please the Supreme Personality of Godhead in Kali-yuga, the saṅkīrtana-yajṣa is recommended. Yajṣaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ. Only those who are very intelligent take to saṅkīrtana-yajṣa to fulfill all their desires, material and spiritual, whereas those who are lusty for sense enjoyment perform karma-kāṇḍīya-yajṣas.