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Lord Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva
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the demigods, so naturally he also expected his share of the  prasādam  from the  yajña . But Dakṣa, out of his envy for Lord Śiva, did not invite Śiva to participate in the  yajña , nor did he give him his share after the offering. But after the destruction of the  yajña  arena by the followers of Lord Śiva, Lord Brahmā pacified him and assured him that he would get his share of  prasādam . Thus he was requested to rectify whatever destruction was caused by the followers.
In  Bhagavad-gītā , Third Chapter, eleventh verse, it is said that all the demigods are satisfied when one performs  yajña . Because the demigods expect  prasādam  from  yajñas ,  yajña  must be performed. Those who engage in sense gratificatory materialistic activities must perform  yajña , otherwise they will be implicated. Thus Dakṣa, being the father of mankind, was performing  yajña , and Lord Śiva expected his share. But since he was not invited, there was trouble. By the mediation of Lord Brahmā, however, everything was settled satisfactorily.
The performance of  yajña  is a very difficult task because all the demigods must be invited to participate in the  yajña . In this Kali-yuga it is not possible to perform such costly sacrifices, nor is it possible to invite the demigods to participate. Therefore in this age, it is recommended,  yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ  ( Bhāg.  11.5.32). Those who are intelligent should know that in the Kali-yuga there is no possibility of performing the Vedic sacrifices. But unless one pleases the demigods, there will be no regulated seasonal activities or rainfall. Everything is controlled by the demigods. Under the circumstances, in this age, in order to keep the balance of social peace and prosperity, all intelligent men should execute the performance of  saṅkīrtana-yajña  by chanting the holy names Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. One should invite people, chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, and then distribute  prasādam . This  yajña  will satisfy all the demigods, and thus there will be peace and prosperity in the world. Another difficulty in performing the Vedic rituals is that if one fails to satisfy even one demigod out of the many hundreds of thousands of demigods, just as Dakṣa failed to satisfy Lord Śiva, there will be disaster. But in this age the performance of sacrifice has been simplified. One can chant Hare Kṛṣṇa, and by pleasing Kṛṣṇa one can satisfy all the demigods automatically.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fourth Canto, Sixth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled "Lord Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva."