।।3.10।।पतिं विश्वरस्य आत्मेश्वरम् (तै0 ना0 11।3) इत्यादिश्रुतेः निरुपाधिकः प्रजापतिशब्दः सर्वेश्वरं विश्वस्रष्टारं विश्वात्मानं परायणं नारायणम् आह पुरा सर्गकाले स भगवान् प्रजापतिः अनादिकालप्रवृत्ताचित्संसर्गविवशा उपसंहृतनामरूपविभागाः स्वस्मिन् प्रलीनाः सकलपुरुषार्थनर्हाः चेतनेतरकल्पाः प्रजाः समीक्ष्य परमकारुणिकः तदुज्जिजीवविषया स्वाराधनभूतयज्ञनिर्वृत्तये यज्ञैः सह ताः सृष्ट्वा एवम् उवाच अनेन यज्ञेन प्रसविष्यध्वम् आत्मनो वृद्धिं कुरुध्वम्। एष वो यज्ञः परमपुरुषार्थलक्षणमोक्षाख्यस्य कामस्य तदनुगुणानां च कामानां प्रपूरयिता भवतु।कथम्
3.10 As there is the scriptural text beginning with 'The Lord of Universe' (Tai. Na., 11.3), it is justifiable to take the term Prajapati in its wider connotation and interpret it to mean Narayana who is the Lord of all beings, the creator of the universe and the Self of the universe. In the beginning, i.e., during the creation, He, the Lord of beings, saw all beings helpless by their conjunction with beginningless non-conscient matter, bereft of the distinctions of name and form, and submerged in Himself. They were incapable of attaining the major ends of human existence, being almost one with non-conscient matter. He, the supremely compassionate, with a desire to resuscitate them, created them together with sacrifice in order that they might perform sacrifices as His worship and said: 'By this sacrifice, shall you prosper,' i.e., multiply and prosper. May this sacrifice fulfil your supreme object of desire called release (Moksa) and also the other desires that are in conformity with it.
How, then, should this be done?
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