Sacrifice is meant for...
Bhagavad-gita As It Is
BG Chapters 13 - 18
Sacrifice is another item to be performed by the householders, because sacrifices require a large amount of money. Those in other orders of life, namely brahmacarya, vānaprastha and sannyāsa, have no money; they live by begging. So performance of different types of sacrifice is meant for the householders. They should perform agni-hotra sacrifices as enjoined in the Vedic literature, but such sacrifices at the present moment are very expensive, and it is not possible for any householder to perform them. The best sacrifice recommended in this age is called saṅkīrtana-yajña. This saṅkīrtana-yajña, the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare, is the best and most inexpensive sacrifice; everyone can adopt it and derive benefit. So these three items, namely charity, sense control and performance of sacrifice, are meant for the householder.
| Page Title: | Sacrifice is meant for... |
| Compiler: | Visnu Murti, Harinama Cintamani |
| Created: | 18 of Jul, 2010 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=2, SB=1, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=1, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 5 |