Devanagari
भगवान् स्वेन भागेन सर्वात्मा सर्वभागभुक् ।
दक्षं बभाष आभाष्य प्रीयमाण इवानघ ॥ ४९ ॥
Verse text
bhagavān svena bhāgena
sarvātmā sarva-bhāga-bhuk
dakṣaṁ babhāṣa ābhāṣya
prīyamāṇa ivānagha
Synonyms
bhagavān
—
Lord Viṣṇu
;
svena
—
with His own
;
bhāgena
—
with the share
;
sarva
—
ātmā — the Supersoul of all living entities
;
sarva
—
bhāga — bhuk — the enjoyer of the results of all sacrifices
;
dakṣam
—
Dakṣa
;
babhāṣe
—
said
;
ābhāṣya
—
addressing
;
prīyamāṇaḥ
—
being satisfied
;
iva
—
as
;
anagha
—
O sinless Vidura .
Translation
Maitreya continued: My dear sinless Vidura, Lord Viṣṇu is actually the enjoyer of the results of all sacrifices, yet because of His being the Supersoul of all living entities, He was satisfied simply with His share of the sacrificial offerings. He therefore addressed Dakṣa in a pleasing attitude.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
O sinless Vidura! The Supreme Lord, the soul of all beings, the enjoyer of sacrifice, pleased with his share of the sacrifice, addressing Dakṣa, spoke.
As Bhagavān. the Lord is complete in his bliss and does not need anything, and as the soul of all beings, he is the enjoyer of all the portions of the sacrifice. However, he appeared pleased (iva) with his own particular share of the sacrifice. Actually he was not pleased, because of the offense to Śiva. O sinless Vidura (anagha)! You are without offense. Therefore the Lord is pleased with you. You indeed are the example of a proper person.
Purport
In
Bhagavad-gītā
(5.29)
it is said,
bhoktāraṁ yajṣa-tapasām:
Lord Viṣṇu, or Kṛṣṇa, is the supreme enjoyer of all the results of sacrifices, austerities and penances; in whatever one may engage, the ultimate goal is Viṣṇu. If a person does not know that, he is misled. As the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu has nothing to demand from anyone. He is self-satisfied, self-sufficient, but He accepts the offerings of
yajṣa
because of His friendly attitude toward all living entities. When His share of the sacrificial results was offered to Him, He appeared very pleased. It is said in
Bhagavad-gītā
(9.26)
,
patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati:
if any devotee offers Him even a small leaf, or a flower or water, if it is offered with love and affection, the Lord accepts it and is pleased. Although He is self-sufficient and does not need anything from anyone, He accepts such offerings because, as Supersoul, He has such a friendly attitude toward all living entities. Another point here is that He does not encroach upon another’s share. In the
yajṣa
there is a share for the demigods, Lord Śiva, and Lord Brahmā, and a share for Lord Viṣṇu. He is satisfied with His own share and does not encroach upon others’. Indirectly, He indicated that He was not satisfied with Dakṣa’s trying to deny Lord Śiva his share. Maitreya addressed Vidura as sinless because Vidura was a pure Vaiṣṇava and never committed any offense to any demigod. Although Vaiṣṇavas accept Lord Viṣṇu as the Supreme, they are not prone to offend demigods. They give the demigods proper respect. Vaiṣṇavas accept Lord Śiva as the best Vaiṣṇava. For a Vaiṣṇava there is no possibility of offending any demigods, and the demigods are also pleased with the Vaiṣṇava because they are faultless devotees of Lord Viṣṇu.