208 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 14

Personality of Godhead. In this age, as we have explained many times,
the yajfa of chanting the Hare Krsna mahd-mantra is the only sacrifice
that can satisfy the Supreme Lord. When the Lord is satisfied, one can
fulfill any desire, material or spiritual. Bhagavad-gita (3.14) also says,
yajnad bhavati parjanyah: by offering sacrifices to Lord Visnu, one can
have sufficient rainfall. When there is sufficient rainfall, the earth be-
comes fit to produce everything (sarva-kdma-dugha mahi). If one can
utilize the land properly, one can get all the necessities of life from the
land, including food grains, fruits, flowers and vegetables. Everything
one gets for material wealth is produced from the earth, and therefore it
is said, sarva-kama-dugha mahi (Bhag. 1.10.4). Everything is possible
by performing yajra. Therefore although Purdrava desired something
material, he factually performed yajfia to please the Supreme Personality
of Godhead. The Lord is adhoksaja, beyond the perception of Purdrava
and everyone else. Consequently, some kind of yajia must be performed
to fulfill the desires of the living entity. Yajfas can be performed in
human society only when society is divided by varndsrama-dharma into
four varnas and four asramas. Without such a regulative process, no one
can perform yajfas, and without the performance of yajrias, no material
plans can make human society happy at any time. Everyone should
therefore be induced to perform yajras. In this age of Kali, the yajra
recommended is sarikirtana, the individual or collective chanting of the
Hare Krsna mahd-mantra. This will bring the fulfillment of all
necessities for human society.

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aH UT GW Ar: ATT: RATS: |
Sal APT ATT TRISHA TT A NYCI
eka eva pura vedah
pranavah sarva-vanmayah

devo narayano nanya
eko ‘gnir varna eva ca

ekah—only one; eva—indeed; purd—formerly; vedah—book of
transcendental knowledge; pranavah—omkdra; sarva-vak-mayah—
