214 Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

wives, children and relatives, sat down in that great sacrificial arena, it
appeared that the Supreme Personality of Godhead was present along with
all His part and parcel living entities and multi-energies. We have heard
from the sastras that Lord Krsna has multi-energies and parts and parcels,
but now in that sacrificial arena all could actually experience how the
Supreme Personality of Godhead eternally exists along with His different
energies. At that time, Lord Krsna appeared as Lord Narayana, and Lord
Balarama appeared as Sankarsana, the reservoir of all living entities.

Vasudeva satisfied Lord Visnu by performing different kindsof sacrifices,
such as jyotistoma, darsa and pitrnamdsa. Some of these yajfias are called
prakrta, and some of them are known as sauryasatra or vaikrta. Thereafter,
the other sacrifices, known as agnihotra, were also performed, and the
prescribed articles were offered in the proper way. In this way Lord Visnu
became pleased. The ultimate purpose of offering oblations in sacrifice is
to please Lord Visnu. But in this age of Kali it is very difficult to collect
the different articles required for offering sacrifices. People have neither
the means to collect the required paraphernalia nor the necessary knowledge
or tendency to offer such sacrifices. Therefore, in this age of Kali, when
people are mostly unfortunate, full of anxieties and disturbed by various
kinds of calamities, the only sacrifice recommended is the performance of
satkirtana-yajria. Worshiping Lord Caitanya by this sankirtana-yajiia is the
only recommended process in this age.

After the performance of the different sacrifices, Vasudeva offered
ample riches, clothing, ornaments, cows, land and maidservants to the
priests. Thereafter, all the wives of Vasudeva took their avabhrtha baths
and performed the part of the sacrificial duties known as patnisariyaja.
After finishing the offering with all the required paraphernalia, they all
took their baths together in the lakes constructed by Parasurama, which
are known as the Rama-hrada. After Vasudeva and his wives took their
baths, all the garments and ornaments which they wore were distributed
to the subordinate persons who were engaged in singing, dancing and
similar activities. We may note that the performance of sacrifice ne-
cessitates the profuse distribution of riches. Charity is offered to the
priests and the braéhmanas in the beginning, and used garments and
ornaments are offered in charity to the subordinate assistants after the
performance of the sacrifice.

After offering the used articles to the singers and reciters, Vasudeva and
his wives, dressed with new ornaments and dresses, fed everyone very
sumptuously, beginning from the brahmanas down to the dogs. After this,
all the friends, family members, wives and children of Vasudeva, along
