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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.14.43

स्थालीं न्यस्य वने गत्वा गृहानाध्यायतो निशि । त्रेतायां सम्प्रवृत्तायां मनसि त्रय्यवर्तत ॥ ४३ ॥
sthālīṁ nyasya vane gatvā
[sthaaleem nyasya vane gatvaa]
gṛhān ādhyāyato niśi
[grihaan aadhyaayato nishi]
tretāyāṁ sampravṛttāyāṁ
[tretaayaam sampravrittaayaam]
manasi trayy avartata
[manasi trayy avartata]
Word-for-word
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sthālīṁ nyasya vane gatvā
sthālīm
the woman Agnisthālī
nyasya
immediately giving up
vane
in the forest
gatvā
on returning
gṛhān ādhyāyato niśi
gṛhān
at home
ādhyāyataḥ
began to meditate
niśi
the whole night
tretāyāṁ sampravṛttāyāṁ
tretāyām
when the Tretā millennium
sampravṛttāyām
was just on the point of beginning
manasi trayy avartata
manasi
in his mind
trayī
the principles of the three Vedas
avartata
became revealed.
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 yajña to fulfill fruitive activities, appeared within his heart.
Purport

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

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
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.
Personal Guidance
Returning home, he meditates all night on Urvaśī, and the principles of yajṣa appear in his heart. Even intense attachment, brought into stillness, can become the doorway through which spiritual knowledge enters.
Reflection Questions
  • What strong feeling could I, instead of acting out, sit with long enough to receive guidance?
  • Where might my obsession be the raw material for an insight if I let it ripen in silence?
📝 My note

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