516 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 13
asmall fire and offer something whimsically, but they do not strictly follow
the sacrificial rules and regulations mentioned in the Vedas. It is under-
stood that by regulationthere are different plates of sacrifice required, such
as srak, sruva, barhih, caturhotra, ida, camasa, prasitra, graha and
agni-hotra. One cannot achieve the results of sacrifice unless one observes
the strict regulations. In this age there is practically no facility for perform-
ing sacrifices in strict discipline. Therefore, in this age of Kali there is a
stricture regarding such sacrifices: It is explicitly directed that one should
perform sankirtana-yajfia and nothing more. The incarnation of the Su-
preme Lord is Yajfesvara, and unless one has respect for the incarnation of
the Lord, he cannot perfectly perform sacrifice. In other words, taking
shelter of the Lord and rendering service unto Him is the factual perform-
ance of all sacrifices, as explained herein. Different plates of sacrifice
correspond to the different parts of the body of the Lord’s incarnation.
In the Srimad-Bhagavatam, Eleventh Canto, it is explicitly directed that
one should perform sankirtana-yajiia to please the Lord’s incarnation as
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. This should be rigidly followed in order to
achieve the result of yajia performance.
TEXT 37
arararerag: frat
ef aravitareeateeg: |
Prat warded atte wit:
qeaeed Frratseat fe 4 ol!
diksanujanmopasadah sirodharam
tvam prayaniyodayaniya-damstrah
jihva pravargyas tava sirsakam kratoh
satyavasathyam citayo’savo hi te
diksa—initiation; anujanma—spiritual birth, or repeated incarnations;

upasadah—three kinds of desires (relationship, activities and ultimate goal);
sirah-dharam—the neck; tvam—Y ou; prayaniya—after the result of initiation;
udayaniya-—the last rites of desires; darhstrah—the tusks; jihva—the tongue;
pravargyah—prior activities; tava—Your; sirsakam—head; kratoh—of the
sacrifice; satya—fire without sacrifice; G@vasathyam—fire of worship;
citayah—aggregate of all desires; asavah—life breath; hi—certainly ; te—unto
Your.
