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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.12
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 12
- tataḥ saptama ākūtyāṁ
- rucer yajño 'bhyajāyata
- sa yāmādyaiḥ sura-gaṇair
- apāt svāyambhuvāntaram
tataḥafter that — after that; saptamethe seventh in the line — the seventh in the line; ākūtyāmin the womb of Ākūti — in the womb of Ākūti; ruceḥby Prajāpati Ruci — by Prajāpati Ruci; yajñaḥthe Lord's incarnation as Yajña — the Lord's incarnation as Yajña; abhyajāyataadvented — advented; saḥHe — He; yāmawith Yāma and others-ādyaiḥwith Yāma and others — with Yāma and others; surawith demigods-gaṇaiḥwith demigods — with demigods; apātruled — ruled; svāyambhuvathe change of the period of Svāyambhuva Manu-antaramthe change of the period of Svāyambhuva Manu — the change of the period of Svāyambhuva Manu.
The seventh incarnation was Yajña, the son of Prajāpati Ruci and his wife Ākūti. He controlled the period during the change of the Svāyambhuva Manu and was assisted by demigods such as His son Yama.
The administrative posts occupied by the demigods for maintaining the regulations of the material world are offered to the highly elevated pious living beings. When there is a scarcity of such pious living beings, the Lord incarnates Himself as Brahmā, Prajāpati, Indra, etc., and takes up the charge. During the period of Svāyambhuva Manu (the present period is of Vaivasvata Manu) there was no suitable living being who could occupy the post of Indra, the King of the Indraloka (heaven) planet. The Lord Himself at that time became Indra. Assisted by His own sons like Yama and other demigods, Lord Yajña ruled the administration of the universal affairs.