SB 1.12.35

TEXT 35

TEXT

आहूतो भगवान्राज्ञा याजयित्वा द्विजैर्नृपम् ।
उवास कतिचिन्मासान् सुहृदां प्रियकाम्यया ॥ ३५ ॥

ahuto bhagavan rajna

yajayitva dvijair nrpam

uvasa katicin masan

suhrdam priya-kamyaya

ahutah-being called by; bhagavan-Lord Krsna, the Personality of Godhead; rajna-by the King; yajayitva-causing to be performed; dvijaih-by the learned brahmanas; nrpam-on behalf of the King; uvasa-resided; katicit-a few; masan-months; suhrdam-for the sake of the relatives; priya-kamyaya-for the matter of pleasure.

TRANSLATION

Lord Sri Krsna, the Personality of Godhead, being invited to the sacrifices by Maharaja Yudhisthira, saw to it that they were performed by qualified [twice-born] brahmanas. After that, for the pleasure of the relatives, the Lord remained a few months.

PURPORT

Lord Sri Krsna was invited by Maharaja Yudhisthira to look into the supervision of the performances of yajna, and the Lord, to abide by the orders of His elderly cousin, caused the performance of yajnas by learned twice-born brahmanas. Simply taking birth in the family of a brahmana does not make one qualified to perform yajnas. He must be twice born by proper training and initiation from the bona fide acarya. The once-born scions of brahmana families are equal with the once-born sudras, and such brahma-bandhu or unqualified once-born scions must be rejected for any purpose of religious or Vedic function. Lord Sri Krsna was entrusted to look after this arrangement, and perfect as He is, He caused the yajnas to be performed by the bona fide twice-born brahmanas for successful execution.

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