SB 3.20.51

TEXT 51

TEXT

अहो एतज्जगत्स्रष्टः सुकृतं बत ते कृतम् ।
प्रतिष्ठिताः क्रिया यस्मिन् साकमन्नमदाम हे ॥ ५१ ॥

aho etaj jagat-srastah

sukrtam bata te krtam

pratisthitah kriya yasmin

sakam annam adama he

aho-O; etat-this; jagat-srastah-O creator of the universe; sukrtam-well done; bata-indeed; te-by you; krtam-produced; pratisthitah-established soundly; kriyah-all ritualistic performances; yasmin-in which; sakam-along with it; annam-the sacrificial oblations; adama-we shall share; he-O.

TRANSLATION

They prayed: O creator of the universe, we are glad; what you have produced is well done. Since ritualistic acts have now been established soundly in this human form, we shall all share the sacrificial oblations.

PURPORT

The importance of sacrifice is also mentioned in Bhagavad-gita, Third Chapter, tenth verse. The Lord confirms there that in the beginning of creation Brahma created the Manus, along with the ritualistic sacrificial method, and blessed them: "Continue these sacrificial rites, and you will be gradually elevated to your proper position of self-realization and will also enjoy material happiness." All the living entities created by Brahma are conditioned souls and are inclined to lord it over material nature. The purpose of sacrificial rituals is to revive, gradually, the spiritual realization of the living entities. That is the beginning of life within this universe. These sacrificial rituals, however, are intended to please the Supreme Lord. Unless one pleases the Supreme Lord or unless one is Krsna conscious, one cannot be happy either in material enjoyment or in spiritual realization.

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