SB 4.1.62

TEXT 62

TEXT

वैतानिके कर्मणि यन् नामभिर्ब्रह्मवादिभिः ।
आग्नेय्य इष्टयो यज्ञे निरूप्यन्ते ऽग्नयस्तु ते ॥ ६२ ॥

vaitanike karmani yan-

namabhir brahma-vadibhih

agneyya istayo yajne

nirupyante 'gnayas tu te

vaitanike-offering of oblations; karmani-the activity; yat-of the fire-gods; namabhih-by the names; brahma-vadibhih-by impersonalist brahmanas; agneyyah-for Agni; istayah-sacrifices; yajne-in the sacrifice; nirupyante-are the objective; agnayah-the forty-nine fire-gods; tu-but; te-those.

TRANSLATION

These forty-nine fire-gods are the beneficiaries of the oblations offered in the Vedic sacrificial fire by impersonalist brahmanas.

PURPORT

Impersonalists who perform Vedic fruitive sacrifices are attracted to the various fire-gods and offer oblations in their name. The forty-nine fire-gods are described herewith.

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