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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.18.35

ॐ नमो भगवते मन्त्रतत्त्वलिङ्गाय यज्ञक्रतवे महाध्वरावयवाय महापुरुषाय नम: कर्मशुक्लाय त्रियुगाय नमस्ते ॥ ३५ ॥ ।
oṁ namo bhagavate mantra-tattva-liṅgāya yajña-kratave mahā-dhvarāvayavāya mahā-puruṣāya namaḥ karma-śuklāya tri-yugāya namas te.
[om namo bhagavate mantra-tattva-lingaaya yajna-kratave mahaa-dhvaraavayavaaya mahaa-purushaaya namah karma-shuklaaya tri-yugaaya namas te.]
Word-for-word
om — O Lord namaḥ — respectful obeisances bhagavate — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead mantra-tattva-liṅgāya — who is understood in truth by different mantras yajña — in the form of animal sacrifices kratave — and animal sacrifice mahā-dhvara — great sacrifices avayavāya — whose limbs and bodily parts mahā-puruṣāya — unto the Supreme Person namaḥ — respectful obeisances karma-śuklāya — who purifies the fruitive activities of the living entities tri-yugāya — unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full with six opulences and who appears in three yugas (remaining concealed in the fourth yuga) namaḥ — my respectful obeisances te — unto You.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
oṁ namo bhagavate mantra-tattva-liṅgāya yajña-kratave mahā-dhvarāvayavāya mahā-puruṣāya namaḥ karma-śuklāya tri-yugāya namas te.
om
O Lord
namaḥ
respectful obeisances
bhagavate
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
mantra-tattva-liṅgāya
who is understood in truth by different mantras
yajña
in the form of animal sacrifices
kratave
and animal sacrifice
mahā-dhvara
great sacrifices
avayavāya
whose limbs and bodily parts
mahā-puruṣāya
unto the Supreme Person
namaḥ
respectful obeisances
karma-śuklāya
who purifies the fruitive activities of the living entities
tri-yugāya
unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is full with six opulences and who appears in three yugas (remaining concealed in the fourth yuga)
namaḥ
my respectful obeisances
te
unto You.
O Lord, we offer our respectful obeisances unto You as the gigantic person. Simply by chanting mantras, we shall be able to understand You fully. You are yajña [sacrifice], and You are the kratu [ritual]. Therefore all the ritualistic ceremonies of sacrifice are part of Your transcendental body, and You are the only enjoyer of all sacrifices. Your form is composed of transcendental goodness. You are known as tri-yuga because in Kali-yuga You appeared as a concealed incarnation and because You always fully possess the three pairs of opulences.
Purport

Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu is the incarnation for this Age of Kali, as confirmed in many places throughout the Purāṇas, the Mahābhārata, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam and the Upaniṣads. The summary of His appearance is given in Caitanya-caritāmṛta ( Madhya 6.99) as follows:

kali-yuge līlāvatāra nā kare bhagavān ataeva ‘tri-yuga’ kari’ kahi tāra nāma

In this Age of Kali, the Supreme Personality of Godhead (Bhagavān) does not appear as a līlāvatāra, an incarnation to display pastimes. Therefore He is known as tri-yuga. Unlike other incarnations, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu appears in this Age of Kali as a devotee of the Lord. Therefore He is called a concealed incarnation ( channāvatāra ).

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
I offer respects to the Supreme Lord, known in truth by mantras, who is the form of sacrifices with and without animals, who is the limbs of great sacrifices, who is the great puruṣa, who has a form of śuddha-sattva even in his actions, and who appears in three yugas visibly I offer respects to the Lord who is known (liṅgāya) in truth by mantras. Yajña refers to sacrifices without animal killing. Kratave refers to sacrifices with animal killing. I offer respects to the Lord who is the form of these two sacrifices (yajña-kratave), who is the limbs of great sacrifices (mahā adhvara avayavāya). I offer respects to the form who is śuddha-sattva (śuklāya) in his behavior (karma), and to the form who appears in the first three yugas visibly (triyugāya), and in Kali-yuga in a covered form. Or tri-yugāya can mean “to the form which has three pairs of qualities, or six opulences.
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Personal Guidance
The Lord is yajña Himself — sacrifice is part of His own body, and He is the only real enjoyer of all offerings. Sacrifice is not a transaction we run on the Lord but His own presence within our offering. Offer simply; He is already there.
Reflection Questions
  • Do I see my offerings (time, work, money) as transactions, or as small entries into the Lord's own form?
  • What changes when I remember that He is both the recipient and the activity itself?
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