856 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 21
material existence we have many needs—all his material needs are satisfied,
and when he at last quits his body, he goes back home, back to Godhead,
without a doubt.
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asav thaneka-guno ‘guno ‘dhvarah
prthag-vidha-dravya-guna-kriyoktibhih
sampadyate ’rthasaya-linga-namabhir
visuddha-vijiana-ghanah svaripatah
asau—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; iha— in this material world;
aneka— various; gunah—qualities; agunah—transcendental ; adhvarah-—yajiia;
prthak - vidha — varieties; dravya — physical elements; guna — ingredients;
kriya—performances; uktibhih—by chanting different mantras; sampad-
yate—is worshiped; artha—interest ;asaya—purpose; linga—form; nama bhih—
name; visuddha—without contamination; vijfidna—science; ghanah—con-
centrated; svariipatah—in His own form.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is transcendental and not contami-
nated by this material world. But although He is concentrated spirit soul
without material variety, for the benefit of the conditioned soul He never-
theless accepts different types of sacrifice performed with various material
elements, ritual and mantras and offered to the demigods under different
names according to the interests and purposes of the performers.
PURPORT
For material prosperity there are recommendations in the Vedas for
various types of yajfa (sacrifice). In Bhagavad-gita (3.10) it is confirmed
that Lord Brahma created all living entities, including human beings and
demigods, and advised them to perform yajia according to their material
desires (saha-yajfiah prajah srstva). These performances are called yajias
because their ultimate goal is to satisfy the Supreme Personality of God-
head Visnu. The purpose of performing yajias is to get material benefit,
but because the aim is to simultaneously satisfy the Supreme Lord, such
yajfias have been recommended in the Vedas. Such performances are, of
