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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.6.35-36

ईजे च यज्ञं क्रतुभिरात्मविद् भूरिदक्षिणै: । सर्वदेवमयं देवं सर्वात्मकमतीन्द्रियम् ॥ ३५ ॥ द्रव्यं मन्त्रो विधिर्यज्ञो यजमानस्तथर्त्विज: । धर्मो देशश्च कालश्च सर्वमेतद् यदात्मकम् ॥ ३६ ॥
īje ca yajñaṁ kratubhir
[eeje cha yajnam kratubhir]
ātma-vid bhūri-dakṣiṇaiḥ
[aatma-vid bhoori-dakshinaih]
sarva-devamayaṁ devaṁ
[sarva-devamayam devam]
sarvātmakam atīndriyam
[sarvaatmakam ateendriyam]
dravyaṁ mantro vidhir yajño
[dravyam mantro vidhir yajno]
yajamānas tathartvijaḥ
[yajamaanas tathartvijah]
dharmo deśaś ca kālaś ca
[dharmo deshash cha kaalash cha]
sarvam etad yad ātmakam
[sarvam etad yad aatmakam]
Word-for-word
īje — he worshiped ca — also yajñam — the Lord of sacrifices kratubhiḥ — by great ritualistic performances ātma-vit — fully conscious by self-realization bhūri-dakṣiṇaiḥ — by giving large contributions to the brāhmaṇas sarva-deva-mayam — consisting of all the demigods devam — the Lord sarva-ātmakam — the Supersoul of everyone ati-indriyam — transcendentally situated dravyam — ingredients mantraḥ — chanting of the Vedic hymns vidhiḥ — regulative principles yajñaḥ — worshiping yajamānaḥ — the performer tathā — with ṛtvijaḥ — the priests dharmaḥ — religious principles deśaḥ — the country ca — and kālaḥ — the time ca — also sarvam — everything etat — all these yat — that which is ātmakam — favorable for self-realization.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
īje ca yajñaṁ kratubhir
īje
he worshiped
ca
also
yajñam
the Lord of sacrifices
kratubhiḥ
by great ritualistic performances
ātma-vid bhūri-dakṣiṇaiḥ
ātma-vit
fully conscious by self-realization
bhūri-dakṣiṇaiḥ
by giving large contributions to the brāhmaṇas
sarva-devamayaṁ devaṁ
sarva-deva-mayam
consisting of all the demigods
devam
the Lord
sarvātmakam atīndriyam
sarva-ātmakam
the Supersoul of everyone
ati-indriyam
transcendentally situated
dravyam
ingredients
dravyaṁ mantro vidhir yajño
mantraḥ
chanting of the Vedic hymns
vidhiḥ
regulative principles
yajñaḥ
worshiping
yajamānas tathartvijaḥ
yajamānaḥ
the performer
tathā
with
ṛtvijaḥ
the priests
dharmo deśaś ca kālaś ca
dharmaḥ
religious principles
deśaḥ
the country
ca
and
kālaḥ
the time
ca
also
sarvam etad yad ātmakam
sarvam
everything
etat
all these
yat
that which is
ātmakam
favorable for self-realization.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is not different from the auspicious aspects of great sacrifices, such as the ingredients of the sacrifice, the chanting of Vedic hymns, the regulative principles, the performer, the priests, the result of the sacrifice, the arena of sacrifice, and the time of sacrifice. Knowing the principles of self-realization, Māndhātā worshiped that transcendentally situated Supreme Soul, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu, who comprises all the demigods. He also gave immense charity to the brāhmaṇas, and thus he performed yajña to worship the Lord.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
By performance of sacrifice with plentiful donations, Māndhātā, knower of the Lord, worshipped the Lord who is beyond the senses, who represents all devatās, who is the soul of all beings, who is non-different from sacrifice, and who is non-different from its ingredients, its mantras, its rules, its sponsor, its priests, its results, its time and its place.
Personal Guidance
Sacrifice, mantras, regulations, priests, time, and place are not separate from the Lord — they are His features. Worship done knowingly sees the Lord in every component, not only in the deity at the end.
Reflection Questions
  • Do I see the elements of my worship as routine logistics or as the Lord's own limbs?
  • What single element of my worship — time, ingredients, attention — would change if I treated it as a feature of the Lord?
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