On behalf of (BG and SB)
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Bhagavad-gita As It Is
BG Chapters 1 - 6
The demigods are authorized supplying agents on behalf of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu. Therefore, they must be satisfied by the performance of prescribed yajñas. In the Vedas, there are different kinds of yajñas prescribed for different kinds of demigods, but all are ultimately offered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. For one who cannot understand what the Personality of Godhead is, sacrifice to the demigods is recommended. According to the different material qualities of the persons concerned, different types of yajñas are recommended in the Vedas. Worship of different demigods is also on the same basis—namely, according to different qualities. For example, the meat-eaters are recommended to worship the goddess Kālī, the ghastly form of material nature, and before the goddess the sacrifice of animals is recommended. But for those who are in the mode of goodness, the transcendental worship of Viṣṇu is recommended. But ultimately all yajñas are meant for gradual promotion to the transcendental position. For ordinary men, at least five yajñas, known as pañca-mahā-yajña, are necessary.
| Page Title: | On behalf of (BG and SB) |
| Compiler: | Visnu Murti, Mayapur |
| Created: | 14 of Feb, 2012 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=6, SB=49, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 55 |