योगाय साङ्ख्यशिरसे प्रकृतीश्वराय ।
नारायणाय हरये नम इत्युदारं
हास्यन्मृगत्वमपि यः समुदाजहार ॥४५॥
yajñÄya dharma-pataye vidhi-naipuṇÄya
yogÄya sÄá¹…khya-Å›irase praká¹›tÄ«Å›varÄya
nÄrÄyaṇÄya haraye nama ity udÄraá¹
hÄsyan má¹›gatvam api yaḥ samudÄjahÄra
yajñÄya - unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who enjoys the results of all great sacrifices; dharma-pataye - unto the master or propounder of religious principles; vidhi-naipuṇÄya - who gives the devotee the intelligence to follow the regulative principles expertly; yogÄya - the personification of mystic yoga; sÄá¹…khya-Å›irase - who taught the SÄá¹…khya philosophy or who actually gives knowledge of SÄá¹…khya to the people of the world; praká¹›ti-Ä«Å›varÄya - the supreme controller of this cosmic manifestation; nÄrÄyaṇÄya - the resting place of the innumerable living entities (nara means the living entities, and ayana means the shelter); haraye - unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, known as Hari; namaḥ - respectful obeisances; iti - thus; udÄram - very loudly; hÄsyan - smiling; má¹›gatvam api - although in the body of a deer; yaḥ - who; samudÄjahÄra - chanted.
Even though in the body of a deer, MahÄrÄja Bharata did not forget the Supreme Personality of Godhead; therefore when he was giving up the body of a deer, he loudly uttered the following prayer: “The Supreme Personality of Godhead is sacrifice personified. He gives the results of ritualistic activity. He is the protector of religious systems, the personification of mystic yoga, the source of all knowledge, the controller of the entire creation, and the Supersoul in every living entity. He is beautiful and attractive. I am quitting this body offering obeisances unto Him and hoping that I may perpetually engage in His transcendental loving service.†Uttering this, MahÄrÄja Bharata left his body.
The entire Vedas are meant for the understanding of karma, jñÄna and yoga — fruitive activity, speculative knowledge and mystic yoga. Whatever way of spiritual realization we accept, the ultimate goal is NÄrÄyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The living entities are eternally connected with Him via devotional service. As stated in ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam, ante nÄrÄyaṇa-smá¹›tiḥ: the perfection of life is to remember NÄrÄyaṇa at the time of death. Although Bharata MahÄrÄja had to accept the body of a deer, he could remember NÄrÄyaṇa at the time of death. Consequently he took birth as a perfect devotee in a brÄhmaṇa family. This confirms the statement of Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (6.41), Å›ucÄ«nÄá¹ Å›rÄ«matÄá¹ gehe yoga-bhraá¹£á¹o ’bhijÄyate: “One who falls from the path of self-realization takes birth in a family of brÄhmaṇas or wealthy aristocrats.†Although MahÄrÄja Bharata appeared in the royal family, he became neglectful and took birth as a deer. Because he was very cautious within his deer body, he took birth in a brÄhmaṇa family as Jaá¸a Bharata. During this lifetime, he remained perfectly Kṛṣṇa conscious and preached the gospel of Kṛṣṇa consciousness directly, beginning with his instructions to MahÄrÄja RahÅ«gaṇa. In this regard, the word yogÄya is very significant. The purpose of aá¹£á¹Äá¹…ga-yoga, as stated by MadhvÄcÄrya, is to link or connect with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The goal is not to display some material perfections.
