Text 10] Hiraṇyakaśipu, King of the Demons
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rule the country or planet. Following the instructions of the  brāhmaṇas , the  kṣatriyas  should engage the populace in austerity, sacrifices, Vedic study and adherence to the rules and regulations established by Vedic principles. They should also arrange for charity to be given to the  brāhmaṇas ,  sannyāsīs  and temples. This is the godly arrangement of brahminical culture.
People are inclined to offer  yajña  because unless sacrifices are offered there will be insufficient rain ( yajñād bhavati parjanyaḥ ), which will hamper agricultural activities ( parjanyād anna-sambhavaḥ ). By introducing brahminical culture, therefore, a  kṣatriya  government should engage people in performing  yajña , studying the  Vedas  and giving charity. Thus the people will receive their necessities for life very easily, and there will be no disturbances in society. In this regard, Lord Kṛṣṇa says in  Bhagavad-gītā  (3.12):
iṣṭān bhogān hi vo devā 
        dāsyante yajña-bhāvitāḥ 
        tair dattān apradāyaibhyo 
        yo bhuṅkte stena eva saḥ
“In charge of the various necessities of life, the demigods, being satisfied by the performance of  yajña  [sacrifice], supply all necessities to man. But he who enjoys these gifts, without offering them to the demigods in return, is certainly a thief.”
The demigods are authorized supplying agents who act on behalf of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu. Therefore, they must be satisfied by the performance of prescribed  yajñas . In the  Vedas , there are different kinds of  yajñas  prescribed for different kinds of demigods, but all are ultimately offered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. For one who cannot understand what the Personality of Godhead is, sacrifice to the demigods is recommended. According to the different material qualities of the persons concerned, different types of  yajñas  are recommended in the  Vedas . Worship of different demigods is also on the same basis—namely, according to different qualities. For example, the meat-eaters are recommended to worship the goddess Kālī, the ghostly form of material nature, and before the goddess the sacrifice of animals is