158 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 4
enjoins that the brahmanas instruct the ksatriyas and the ksatriyas
administer to the state through the vaisyas and sidras.
PURPORT
Although Rsabhadeva knew all the Vedic instructions perfectly well,
He nonetheless followed the instructions of the bréhmanas in order to
perfectly maintain the social order. The bradhmanas would give advice
according to the sasétras, and all the other castes would follow. The word
brahma means “perfect knowledge of all activities,” and this knowledge
is very confidentially described in the Vedic literatures. Men trained per-
fectly as bradhmanas should know all Vedic literature, and the benefit
derived from this literature should be distributed to the general
populace. The general populace should follow the perfect braéhmana. In
this way, one can learn how to control the mind and senses and thus
gradually advance to spiritual perfection.
TEXT 17
AN ad iy :
raereraagapaatesaaa «adee | mafttataas
VIHA LTT Il VO II
dravya-desa-kala-vayah-sraddhartvig-vividhoddesopacitaih sarvair api
kratubhir yathopadesam sata-krtva iydja.
dravya—the ingredients for performing yajna; desa—the particular
place, a holy place or a temple; kala—the suitable time, such as
springtime; vayah—the age, especially youth; sraddha—faith in good-
ness, not in passion and ignorance; rtvik—the priests; vividha-uddesa —
worshiping different demigods for different purposes; upacitaih—
enriched by; sarvaih—all kinds of; api—certainly; kratubhih—by
sacrificial ceremonies; yathd-upadesam—according to the instruction;
Sata-krtvah—one hundred times; iyaja—He worshiped.
TRANSLATION
Lord Rsabhadeva performed all kinds of sacrifices one hundred
times according to the instructions of the Vedic literatures. Thus
He satisfied Lord Visnu in every respect. All the rituals were
