254 Stimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 7

in Bhagavad-gita that one has to surpass this. The Vedic principles are
based on the three qualities of the material modes. One has to transcend
the three qualities, and then one can be situated in pure and simple
spiritual life.

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agnir uvaca
yat-tejasaham susamiddha-teja
havyam vahe sv-adhvara ajya-siktam
tam yajniiyam paicavidham ca paficabhih
sv-istam yajurbhih pranato ’smi yajram

agnih—the fire-god; uvdca—said; yat-tejasda—by whose effulgence; aham—
1; susamiddha-tejah—as luminous as blazing fire; havyam—offerings; vahe—
I am accepting; su-adhvare—in the sacrifice; djya-siktam— mixed with butter;
tam—that; yajfiyam—the protector of the sacrifice; pafica-vidham-— five;
ca—and; paficabhih—by five; su-istam—worshiped; yajurbhih—Vedic hymns;
pranatah—offer respectful obeisances; asmi—1; yajfiam—to Y ajria (Visnu).

TRANSLATION

The fire-god said: My dear Lord, I offer my respectful obeisances unto
You because by Your favor I am as luminous as blazing fire and I accept
the offerings mixed with butter and offered in sacrifice. The five kinds of
offerings according to the Yajur Veda are all Your different energies, and
You are worshiped by five kinds of Vedic hymns. Sacrifice means Your
Supreme Personality of Godhead.

PURPORT

In Bhagavad-gita it is clearly said that yajfia should be performed for
Lord Visnu. Lord Visnu has one thousand popular transcendental names,
out of which one name is Yajfia. It is clearly said that everything should
be done for the satisfaction of Yajiia or Visnu. All other actions which a
