SB 4.1.62 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.1.62

वैतानिके कर्मणि यन्नामभिर्ब्रह्मवादिभि: । आग्नेय्य इष्टयो यज्ञे निरूप्यन्तेऽग्नयस्तु ते ॥ ६२ ॥

vaitānike karmaṇi yan-

[vaitaanike karmani yan-]

nāmabhir brahma-vādibhiḥ

[naamabhir brahma-vaadibhih]

āgneyya iṣṭayo yajñe

[aagneyya ishtayo yajne]

nirūpyante ’gnayas tu te

[niroopyante ’gnayas tu te]

Word-for-word

vaitānike — offering of oblations karmaṇi — the activity yat — of the fire-gods nāmabhiḥ — by the names brahma-vādibhiḥ — by impersonalist brāhmaṇas āgneyyaḥ — for Agni iṣṭayaḥ — sacrifices yajñe — in the sacrifice nirūpyante — are the objective agnayaḥ — the forty-nine fire-gods tu — but te — those.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

vaitānike karmaṇi yan-

vaitānike

offering of oblations

karmaṇi

the activity

yat

of the fire-gods

nāmabhir brahma-vādibhiḥ

nāmabhiḥ

by the names

brahma-vādibhiḥ

by impersonalist brāhmaṇas

āgneyya iṣṭayo yajñe

āgneyyaḥ

for Agni

iṣṭayaḥ

sacrifices

yajñe

in the sacrifice

nirūpyante ’gnayas tu te

nirūpyante

are the objective

agnayaḥ

the forty-nine fire-gods

but

those.

These forty-nine fire-gods are the beneficiaries of the oblations offered in the Vedic sacrificial fire by impersonalist brāhmaṇas.

Purport

Impersonalists who perform Vedic fruitive sacrifices are attracted to the various fire-gods and offer oblations in their name. The forty-nine fire-gods are described herewith.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

These are the forty-nine persons with whose names the offerings related to Agni are performed by followers of the Vedas in Vedic rites of sacrifice. By the names of these forty-nine devatās, offerings are performed (nirūpyante) in Vedic (vaitānike) actions of sacrifice. These are not the common fires, and thus there is no waste in having so many.

Personal Guidance

Impersonalist brāhmaṇas worship the forty-nine fire-gods — even worship that misses the personal Lord still feeds something. But why settle for the agents when the Master is available? Aim past the intermediaries.

Reflection Questions

Where am I settling for intermediaries when the Source is offered?
Am I worshipping divine functions or the divine Person?

📝 My note

Source: vedabase.io