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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.12.35
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 35
- āhūto bhagavān rājñā
- yājayitvā dvijair nṛpam
- uvāsa katicin māsān
- suhṛdāṁ priya-kāmyayā
āhūtaḥbeing called by — being called by; bhagavānLord Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead — Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead; rājñāby the King — by the King; yājayitvācausing to be performed — causing to be performed; dvijaiḥby the learned brāhmaṇas — by the learned brāhmaṇas; nṛpamon behalf of the King — on behalf of the King; uvāsaresided — resided; katicita few — a few; māsānmonths — months; suhṛdāmfor the sake of the relatives — for the sake of the relatives; priyafor the pleasure-kāmyayāfor the pleasure — for the pleasure.
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, being invited to the sacrifices by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, saw to it that they were performed by qualified [twice-born] brāhmaṇas. After that, for the pleasure of the relatives, the Lord remained a few months.
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa was invited by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira to look into the supervision of the performances of yajña, and the Lord, to abide by the orders of His elderly cousin, caused the performance of yajñas by learned twice-born brāhmaṇas. Simply taking birth in the family of a brāhmaṇa does not make one qualified to perform yajñas. One must be twice-born by proper training and initiation from the bona fide ācārya. The once-born scions of brāhmaṇa families are equal with the once-born śūdras, and such brahma-bandhus, or unqualified once-born scions, must be rejected for any purpose of religious or Vedic function. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa was entrusted to look after this arrangement, and perfect as He is, He caused the yajñas to be performed by the bona fide twice-born brāhmaṇas for successful execution.