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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.14.28

तस्मान्मां कर्मभिर्विप्रा यजध्वं गतमत्सरा: । बलिं च मह्यं हरत मत्तोऽन्य: कोऽग्रभुक्पुमान् ॥ २८ ॥
tasmān māṁ karmabhir viprā
[tasmaan maam karmabhir vipraa]
yajadhvaṁ gata-matsarāḥ
[yajadhvam gata-matsaraah]
baliṁ ca mahyaṁ harata
[balim cha mahyam harata]
matto ’nyaḥ ko ’gra-bhuk pumān
[matto ’nyah ko ’gra-bhuk pumaan]
Word-for-word
tasmāt — for this reason mām — me karmabhiḥ — by ritualistic activities viprāḥ — O brāhmaṇas yajadhvam — worship gata — without matsarāḥ — being envious balim — paraphernalia for worship ca — also mahyam — unto me harata — bring mattaḥ — than me anyaḥ — other kaḥ — who (is) agra-bhuk — the enjoyer of the first oblations pumān — personality.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tasmān māṁ karmabhir viprā
tasmāt
for this reason
mām
me
karmabhiḥ
by ritualistic activities
viprāḥ
O brāhmaṇas
yajadhvaṁ gata-matsarāḥ
yajadhvam
worship
gata
without
matsarāḥ
being envious
baliṁ ca mahyaṁ harata
balim
paraphernalia for worship
ca
also
mahyam
unto me
harata
bring
matto ’nyaḥ ko ’gra-bhuk pumān
mattaḥ
than me
anyaḥ
other
kaḥ
who (is)
agra-bhuk
the enjoyer of the first oblations
pumān
personality.
King Vena continued: For this reason, O brāhmaṇas, you should abandon your envy of me, and by your ritualistic activities you should worship me and offer me all paraphernalia. If you are intelligent, you should know that there is no personality superior to me who can accept the first oblations of all sacrifices.
Purport

As stated by Kṛṣṇa Himself throughout Bhagavad-gītā, there is no truth superior to Him. King Vena was imitating the Supreme Personality of Godhead and was also speaking out of false pride, presenting himself as the Supreme Lord. These are all characteristics of a demonic person.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Therefore, without envy, you should worship me by your rituals. Bring the offerings to me. Who except me is the first to enjoy the offerings?
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Personal Guidance
Stop envying me; worship me and offer me everything; there's no superior to me. The demonic always ends here: stop your other worship and route all of it to me.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose 'worship me' demand have I been quietly drifting toward — for boss, brand, ideology?
  • Where do I need to firmly redirect my worship back to the real Supreme?
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