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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 1, Ch. 12]
twice-born brāhmaṇas.  Simply taking birth in the family of a  brāhmaṇa  does not make one qualified to perform  yajñas . He 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-bandhu  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.
TEXT 36
ततो राज्ञाभ्यनुज्ञातः कृष्णया सह बन्धुभिः । यथौ द्वारवतीं ब्रह्मन् सार्जुनो यदुभिर्वृतः ॥३६॥
tato rājñābhyanujñātaḥ kṛṣṇayā saha bandhubhiḥ yayau dvāravatīm brahman sārjuno yadubhir vṛtaḥ
tataḥ—thereafter; rājñā—by the King; abhyanujñātaḥ—being permitted; kṛṣṇayā—as well as by Draupadī; saha—along with; bandhubhiḥ—other relatives; yayau—went to; dvāravatīm—Dvārakā-dhāma; brahman—O brāhmaṇas; sa arjunaḥ—along with Arjuna; yadubhiḥ—by the members of the Yadu dynasty; vṛtaḥ—surrounded.
TRANSLATION
O Śaunaka, thereafter the Lord, having bade farewell to King Yudhiṣṭhira, Draupadī, and other relatives, started for the city of Dvārakā, accompanied by Arjuna and other members of the Yadu dynasty.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the First Canto, Twelfth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Birth of Emperor Parīkṣit.”