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vastūny oṣadhayaḥ snehā | :vastūny oṣadhayaḥ snehā | ||
rasa-loha-mṛdo jalam | :rasa-loha-mṛdo jalam | ||
ṛco yajūṁṣi sāmāni | :ṛco yajūṁṣi sāmāni | ||
cātur-hotraṁ ca sattama | :cātur-hotraṁ ca sattama | ||
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''vastūni''—utensils; ''oṣadhayaḥ''—grains; ''snehāḥ''—clarified butter; ''rasa-loha-mṛdaḥ''—honey, gold and earth; ''jalam''—water; ''ṛcaḥ''—the Ṛg Veda; ''yajūṁṣi''—the Yajur Veda; ''sāmāni''—the Sāma Veda; ''cātuḥ-hotram''—four persons conducting the performance; ''ca''—all these; ''sattama''—O most pious one. | |||
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Other requirements are utensils, grains, clarified butter, honey, gold, earth, water, the Ṛg Veda, Yajur Veda and Sāma Veda and four priests to perform the sacrifice. | Other requirements are utensils, grains, clarified butter, honey, gold, earth, water, the Ṛg Veda, Yajur Veda and Sāma Veda and four priests to perform the sacrifice. | ||
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To perform a sacrifice successfully, at least four expert priests are needed: one who can offer (hotā), one who can chant (udgātā), one who can kindle the sacrificial fire without the aid of separate fire (adhvaryu), and one who can supervise (brahmā). Such sacrifices were conducted from the birth of Brahmā, the first living creature, and were carried on till the reign of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira. But such expert brāhmaṇa priests are very rare in this age of corruption and quarrel, and therefore in the present age only the yajña of chanting the holy name of the Lord is recommended. The scriptures enjoin: | To perform a sacrifice successfully, at least four expert priests are needed: one who can offer (''hotā''), one who can chant (''udgātā''), one who can kindle the sacrificial fire without the aid of separate fire (''adhvaryu''), and one who can supervise (''brahmā''). Such sacrifices were conducted from the birth of Brahmā, the first living creature, and were carried on till the reign of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira. But such expert ''brāhmaṇa'' priests are very rare in this age of corruption and quarrel, and therefore in the present age only the ''yajña'' of chanting the holy name of the Lord is recommended. The scriptures enjoin: | ||
:harer nāma harer nāma | :harer nāma harer nāma | ||
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:kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva | :kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva | ||
:nāsty eva gatir anyathā | :nāsty eva gatir anyathā | ||
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Revision as of 17:43, 16 May 2021
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 25
- vastūny oṣadhayaḥ snehā
- rasa-loha-mṛdo jalam
- ṛco yajūṁṣi sāmāni
- cātur-hotraṁ ca sattama
SYNONYMS
vastūni—utensils; oṣadhayaḥ—grains; snehāḥ—clarified butter; rasa-loha-mṛdaḥ—honey, gold and earth; jalam—water; ṛcaḥ—the Ṛg Veda; yajūṁṣi—the Yajur Veda; sāmāni—the Sāma Veda; cātuḥ-hotram—four persons conducting the performance; ca—all these; sattama—O most pious one.
TRANSLATION
Other requirements are utensils, grains, clarified butter, honey, gold, earth, water, the Ṛg Veda, Yajur Veda and Sāma Veda and four priests to perform the sacrifice.
PURPORT
To perform a sacrifice successfully, at least four expert priests are needed: one who can offer (hotā), one who can chant (udgātā), one who can kindle the sacrificial fire without the aid of separate fire (adhvaryu), and one who can supervise (brahmā). Such sacrifices were conducted from the birth of Brahmā, the first living creature, and were carried on till the reign of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira. But such expert brāhmaṇa priests are very rare in this age of corruption and quarrel, and therefore in the present age only the yajña of chanting the holy name of the Lord is recommended. The scriptures enjoin:
- harer nāma harer nāma
- harer nāmaiva kevalam
- kalau nāsty eva nāsty eva
- nāsty eva gatir anyathā
- (CC Adi 17.21)