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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[ Canto 4, Ch. 18 ]
minerals, etc. As confirmed in  Bhagavad-gītā , the process of  yajña  was instituted from the beginning of creation. By the regular performance of  yajña , the equal distribution of wealth, and the restriction of sense gratification, the entire world will be made peaceful and prosperous. As already mentioned, in this age of Kali the simple performance of  saṅkīrtana-yajña —the holding of festivals as initiated by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness—should be introduced in every town and village. Intelligent men should encourage the performance of  saṅkīrtana-yajña  by their personal behavior. This means that they should follow the process of austerity by restricting themselves from illicit sex life, meat-eating, gambling and intoxication. If the intelligent men, or the  brāhmaṇas  of society, would follow the rules and regulations, certainly the entire face of this present world, which is in such chaotic condition, would change, and people would be happy and prosperous.
TEXT 14
ऋषयो दुदुहुदेवीमिन्द्रियेष्वथ सत्तम । वत्सं बृहस्पतिं कृत्वा पयश्छन्दोमयं शुचि ॥१४॥
ṛṣayo duduhur devīm indriyeṣv atha sattama vatsam bṛhaspatim kṛtvā payaś chandomayam śuci
ṛṣayaḥ —the great sages;  duduhuḥ —milked;  devīm —the earth;  indriyeṣu —in the senses;  atha —then;  sattama —O Vidura;  vatsam —the calf;  bṛhaspatim —the sage Bṛhaspati;  kṛtvā —making;  payaḥ —milk;  chandaḥ-mayam —in the form of the Vedic hymns;  śuci —pure.
TRANSLATION
All the great sages transformed Bṛhaspati into a calf, and making the senses into a pot, they milked all kinds of Vedic knowledge to purify words, mind and hearing.
PURPORT
Bṛhaspati is the priest of the heavenly planets. Vedic knowledge was received in logical order by the great sages through Bṛhaspati for the benefit of human society, not only on this planet, but throughout the universes.