Text 141] The Process of Devotional Service 411
ASMA Bs “IA “ATE
ACS FRM APAVST FST I 98 I
devarsi-bhdtapta-nrnam pitfnarn
na kinkaro nayam rni ca rajan
sarvatmanda yah saranam saranyam
gato mukundam parihytya kartam
SYNONYMS
deva—of the demigods; rsi—of the sages; bhdta—of ordinary living entities;
apta—of friends and relatives; nrnam—of ordinary men; pitfnam—of the
forefathers; na—not; kinkarah—the servant; na—nor; ayam—this one; rni—
debtor; ca—also; rajfan—O King; sarva-atmand—with his whole being; yah—a
person who; saranam—shelter; saranyam—the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
who affords shelter to all; gatah—approached; mukundam—Mukunda;
parihrtya—giving up; kartam—duties.
TRANSLATION
““‘One who has given up all material duties and taken full shelter at the
lotus feet of Mukunda, who gives shelter to all, is not indebted to the
demigods, great sages, ordinary living beings, relatives, friends, mankind or
even one’s forefathers who have passed away.’
PURPORT
It is said:
adhyapanam brahma-yajnah
pitr-yajfas tu tarpanam
homo daivo balir bhauto
nr-yajno ‘tithi-pajanam
“By performing oblations with ghee, the demigods are satisfied. By studying the
Vedas, brahma-yajfia is performed, and by this the great sages are satisfied.
Offering libations of water before one’s forefathers is called pitr-yajfa. By offering
tribute, bhdta-yajfia is performed. By properly receiving guests, nr-yajfia is per-
formed.” There are five yajfias and five kinds of indebtedness —indebtedness to
the demigods, great sages, forefathers, living entities and common men. Therefore
one has to perform five kinds of yajfias, but when one takes to sankirtana-yajfia
(the chanting of the Hare Krsna mantra) one doesn’t have to perform any other
yajfia. In Srimad-Bhagavatam, Narada Muni made a statement about the
