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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.15.5

ततो रथ: काञ्चनपट्टनद्धो हयाश्च हर्यश्वतुरङ्गवर्णा: । ध्वजश्च सिंहेन विराजमानो हुताशनादास हविर्भिरिष्टात् ॥ ५ ॥
tato rathaḥ kāñcana-paṭṭa-naddho
[tato rathah kaanchana-patta-naddho]
hayāś ca haryaśva-turaṅga-varṇāḥ
[hayaash cha haryashva-turanga-varnaah]
dhvajaś ca siṁhena virājamāno
[dhvajash cha simhena viraajamaano]
hutāśanād āsa havirbhir iṣṭāt
[hutaashanaad aasa havirbhir ishtaat]
Word-for-word
tataḥ — thereafter rathaḥ — a chariot kāñcana — with gold paṭṭa — and silk garments naddhaḥ — wrapped hayāḥ ca — horses also haryaśva-turaṅga-varṇāḥ — exactly of the same color as the horses of Indra (yellow) dhvajaḥ ca — a flag also siṁhena — with the mark of a lion virājamānaḥ — existing huta-aśanāt — from the blazing fire āsa — there was havirbhiḥ — by offerings of clarified butter iṣṭāt — worshiped.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tato rathaḥ kāñcana-paṭṭa-naddho
tataḥ
thereafter
rathaḥ
a chariot
kāñcana
with gold
paṭṭa
and silk garments
naddhaḥ
wrapped
hayāś ca haryaśva-turaṅga-varṇāḥ
hayāḥ ca
horses also
haryaśva-turaṅga-varṇāḥ
exactly of the same color as the horses of Indra (yellow)
dhvajaś ca siṁhena virājamāno
dhvajaḥ ca
a flag also
siṁhena
with the mark of a lion
virājamānaḥ
existing
hutāśanād āsa havirbhir iṣṭāt
huta-aśanāt
from the blazing fire
āsa
there was
havirbhiḥ
by offerings of clarified butter
iṣṭāt
worshiped.
When ghee [clarified butter] was offered in the fire of sacrifice, there appeared from the fire a celestial chariot covered with gold and silk. There also appeared yellow horses like those of Indra, and a flag marked with a lion.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
From the fire worshipped with oblations, there arose a chariot covered with gold and silk. There also appeared yellow horses like those of Indra and a flag marked with a lion. Horses yellow in color like those of Indra appeared.
Personal Guidance
When ghee was offered in the fire, a gold-and-silk chariot, Indra-like horses, and a lion-marked flag appeared. Properly performed sacrifice produces real equipment. Yajña is not symbolic; it is generative.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I treat ritual as merely symbolic when it might actually produce what I need?
  • What 'ghee' am I withholding from the fire that would unlock provision?
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