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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 7]
devareṇa sutotpattiṁ kalau pañca vivarjayet
“In this age of Kali, five acts are forbidden: the offering of a horse in sacrifice, the offering of a cow in sacrifice, the acceptance of the order of  sannyāsa , the offering of oblations of flesh to the forefathers, and a man’s begetting children in his brother’s wife.” (Cc.  Ādi  17.164) Such sacrifices are impossible in this age due to the scarcity of expert  brāhma-ṇas  or  ṛtvijaḥ  who are able to take the responsibility. In the absence of these, the  saṅkīrtana-yajña  is recommended.  Yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ  ( Bhāg.  11.5.32). After all, sacrifices are executed to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead.  Yajñārtha-karma : such activities should be carried out for the Supreme Lord’s pleasure. In this age of Kali, the Supreme Lord in His incarnation of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu should be worshiped with His associates by performance of  saṅkīrtana-yajña , the congregational chanting of the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra . This process is accepted by intelligent men.  Yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ . The word  sumedhasaḥ  refers to intelligent men who possess very good brain substance.
TEXT 6
सम्प्रचरत्सु नानायागेषु विरचिताङ्गक्रियेष्वपूर्वं यत्तत्क्रियाफलं धर्माख्यं परे ब्रह्मणि यज्ञपुरुषे सर्वदेवतालिङ्गानां मन्त्राणामर्थनियामकतया साक्षात्कर्तरि परदेवतायां भगवति वासुदेव एव भावयमान आत्मनैपुण्य- मृदितकषायो हविःष्वच्चर्युभिर्गृह्यमाणेषु स यजमानो यज्ञभाजो देवांस्तान् पुरुषाभ्यवेष्ट्यच्यायत् ॥ ६ ॥
sampracaratsu nānā-yāgeṣu viracitāṅga-kriyeṣv apūrvaṁ yat tat kriyā- phalaṁ dharmākhyaṁ pare brahmaṇi yajña-puruṣe sarva-devatā- liṅgānāṁ mantrāṇāṁ artha-niyāma-katayā sākṣāt-kartari para- devatāyāṁ bhāgavati vāsudeva eva bhāvayamāna ātma-naipuṇya- mṛdita-kaṣāyo haviḥṣv adhvaryubhir gṛhyamāṇeṣu sa yajamāno yajña- bhājo devāṁs tān puruṣāvayaveṣv abhyadhyāyat.