Slokam 6

Hiranmaya is a city to the north of Ramyaka (which is north of Ilavrita).  Aryama lives in Hiranmaya.  He is the chieftain of the Pitris.

Pitri is the reference to the spirits of the departed.

In the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of ancient India, the “fathers” were considered to be immortal like the gods and to share in the sacrifice, though they received different offerings. The “way of the fathers,” which leads to rebirth (samsara) and is characterized by observance of the traditional duties of sacrifice, charity, and the practice of austerities, came to be distinguished from the “way of the gods,” which was a way of faith directed toward the goal of liberation (moksha) from rebirth.

Aryama as the chieftain of the Pitris worships the Paramatma’s kurma avatar, which is his appearance at the time of the churning of the ocean of milk with the Mandara mountain).

The Paramathma is referred to as the Light of Pure Consciousness. 

The implication clearly is that the infiniteness and unlimited and eternal source of energy is pure consciousness.  When we attain purity of consciousness, which is the attainment of moksham, we merge into pure consciousness,  which has no limitations of space or time, pervades all perception, and provides the eternal and unextinguishable source of energy. 

Knowledge of the self is the unflinching and perpetual awareness of the driving force within us.  We are like puppets that are pulled by the strings of needs and desires.  Pure consciousness is all pervasive and there is nothing that goes on in this universe that is not known to the Paramathma, 

Pure consciousness is the driving force within us.  It is the medium through which we are placed under observation and the events of life are rearranged everyday depending on our level of attainment and our reaction to the worldly events. 

It would good to never question the fact that we are ever under observation and guidance of the Paramathma.  This will keep us out of trouble as well as speed up the  in practicing Dharma under all circumstances.

The awareness of the ever present oversight of the Paramathma and the awareness that we can invoke His compassion and guidance at all times takes us a long way towards shedding attachments and associations which may become very difficult to shed. 

May we ever dedicate our every moment to the wonder that is the Paramathma.