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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 12]
income tax, sales tax and many other taxes—people sometimes have eighty to ninety percent of their income taken away, and these taxes are lavishly spent for the high salaries drawn by the officers and rulers. Formerly, the taxes accumulated from the citizens were spent for performing great sacrifices as enjoined in the Vedic literature. At the present moment, however, almost all forms of sacrifice are not at all possible; therefore, it is recommended in the  śāstras  that people should perform  saṅkīrtana-yajña . Any householder, regardless of his position, can perform this  saṅkīrtana-yajña  without expenditure. All the family members can sit down together and simply clap their hands and chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mahā-mantra . Somehow or other, everyone can manage to perform such a  yajña  and distribute  prasāda  to the people in general. That is quite sufficient for this age of Kali. The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is based on this principle: chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra  every moment, as much as possible, both inside and outside of the temples, and, as far as possible, distribute  prasāda . This process can be accelerated with the cooperation of state administrators and those who are producing the country's wealth. Simply by liberal distribution of  prasāda  and  saṅkīrtana , the whole world can become peaceful and prosperous.
Generally in all the material sacrifices recommended in the Vedic literature there are offerings to the demigods. This demigod worship is especially meant for less intelligent men. Actually, the result of such sacrifice goes to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Nārāyaṇa. Lord Kṛṣṇa says in  Bhagavad-gītā ,  bhoktāram yajña-tapasām : He is actually the enjoyer of all sacrifices (Bg. 5.29). His name is, therefore, Yajñapuruṣa.
Although he was a great devotee and had nothing to do with these sacrifices, still, to set an example to his people, Dhruva Mahārāja performed many sacrifices and gave all his wealth in charity. For as long as he lived as a householder, he never spent a farthing for his sense gratification. In this verse the word  karma-phala-pradam  is very significant. The Lord awards everyone different kinds of  karma  as the individual living entities desire; He is the Supersoul present within the heart of everyone, and He is so kind and liberal that He gives everyone full facilities to perform whatever acts one wants. Then the result of the action is also enjoyed by the living entity. If anyone wants to enjoy or lord it over material nature, the Lord gives him full facilities, but he becomes entangled in the resultant reactions. Similarly, if anyone wants to engage himself fully in devotional service, the Lord gives him full facilities, and the devotee enjoys the results. The Lord is therefore known as  karma-phala-prada .