Text 10] Hiranyakasipu, King of the Demons 69
rule the country or planet. Following the instructions of the brahmanas,
the ksatriyas should engage the populace in austerity, sacrifices, Vedic
study and adherence to the rules and regulations established by Vedic
principles. They should also arrange for charity to be given to the
brahmanas, sannydsis and temples. This is the godly arrangement of
brahminical culture.

People are inclined to offer yajria because unless sacrifices are offered
there will be insufficient rain (yajridd bhavati parjanyah), which will
hamper agricultural activities (parjanyaéd anna-sambhavah). By in-
troducing brahminical culture, therefore, a ksatriya government should
engage people in performing yajfia, studying the Vedas and giving
charity. Thus the people will receive their necessities for life very easily,
and there will be no disturbances in society. In this regard, Lord Krsna
says in Bhagavad-gita (3.12):

istan bhogan hi vo deva
dasyante yajna-bhavitah
tair dattan apradayaibhyo
yo bhurkte stena eva sah
“In charge of the various necessities of life, the demigods, being satisfied
by the performance of yajjia [sacrifice], supply all necessities to man.
But he who enjoys these gifts, without offering them to the demigods in
return, is certainly a thief.”

The demigods are authorized supplying agents who act on behalf of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu. Therefore, they must be
satisfied by the performance of prescribed yajfias. In the Vedas, there are
different kinds of yajfias prescribed for different kinds of demigods, but
all are ultimately offered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. For one
who cannot understand what the Personality of Godhead is, sacrifice to
the demigods is recommended. According to the different material
qualities of the persons concerned, different types of yajfias are recom-
mended in the Vedas. Worship of different demigods is also on the same
basis— namely, according to different qualities. For example, the meat-
eaters are recommended to worship the goddess Kali, the ghastly form of
material nature, and before the goddess the sacrifice of animals is
