Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.7.18
अध्वर्युणात्तहविषा यजमानो विशाम्पते ।
धिया विशुद्धया दध्यौ तथा प्रादुरभूद्धरि: ॥ १८ ॥
adhvaryuṇātta-haviṣā
[adhvaryunaatta-havishaa]
yajamāno viśāmpate
[yajamaano vishaampate]
dhiyā viśuddhayā dadhyau
[dhiyaa vishuddhayaa dadhyau]
tathā prādurabhūd dhariḥ
[tathaa praadurabhood dharih]
Word-for-word
adhvaryuṇā
—
with the Yajur Veda
ātta
—
taking
haviṣā
—
with clarified butter
yajamānaḥ
—
King Dakṣa
viśām-pate
—
O Vidura
dhiyā
—
in meditation
viśuddhayā
—
sanctified
dadhyau
—
offered
tathā
—
immediately
prāduḥ
—
manifest
abhūt
—
became
hariḥ
—
Hari, the Lord.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
adhvaryuṇātta-haviṣā
adhvaryuṇā
with the Yajur Veda
ātta
taking
haviṣā
with clarified butter
yajamāno viśāmpate
yajamānaḥ
King Dakṣa
viśām-pate
O Vidura
dhiyā viśuddhayā dadhyau
dhiyā
in meditation
viśuddhayā
sanctified
dadhyau
offered
tathā prādurabhūd dhariḥ
tathā
immediately
prāduḥ
manifest
abhūt
became
hariḥ
Hari, the Lord.
The great sage Maitreya said to Vidura: My dear Vidura, as soon as King Dakṣa offered the clarified butter with Yajur Veda mantras in sanctified meditation, Lord Viṣṇu appeared there in His original form as Nārāyaṇa.
Purport
Lord Viṣṇu is all-pervading. Any devotee who, in sanctified meditation, following the regulative principles, chants the required mantras in service and in a devotional mood can see Viṣṇu. It is said in the Brahma-saṁhitā that a devotee whose eyes are anointed with the ointment of love of Godhead can see the Supreme Personality of Godhead always within his heart. Lord Śyāmasundara is so kind to His devotee.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Vidura! Dakṣa, using the adhvaryu priest to offer oblations, concentrated with pure mind so that the Lord appeared.
Āttahaviṣā means “with the oblations of the adhvaryu (yajur-veda) priest.” O Vidura (viśāmpate)! Dakṣa concentrated in such a way that the Lord appeared.
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Personal Guidance
Dakṣa offers ghee with Yajur mantras in sanctified meditation, and Nārāyaṇa appears. The Lord shows up in response to a quality of attention, not the quantity of activity.
Reflection Questions
- Am I bringing sanctified attention to my offerings, or just executing motions?
- Where in my practice could I trade ten minutes of distracted ritual for one minute of focused meditation?
My note
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