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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 5.4.17

ద్రవ్యదేశకాలవయ:శ్రద్ధర్త్విగ్వివిధోద్దేశోపచితై: సర్వైరపి క్రతుభిర్యథోపదేశం శతకృత్వ ఇయాజ ॥ ౧౭ ॥
dravya-deśa-kāla-vayaḥ-śraddhartvig-vividhoddeśopacitaiḥ sarvair api kratubhir yathopadeśaṁ śata-kṛtva iyāja.
[dravya-desha-kaala-vayah-shraddhartvig-vividhoddeshopachitaih sarvair api kratubhir yathopadesham shata-kritva iyaaja.]
dravya — the ingredients for performing yajṣa deśa — the particular place, a holy place or a temple kāla — the suitable time, such as springtime vayaḥ — the age, especially youth śraddhā — faith in goodness, not in passion and ignorance ṛtvik — the priests vividha-uddeśa — worshiping different demigods for different purposes upacitaiḥ — enriched by sarvaiḥ — all kinds of api — certainly kratubhiḥ — by sacrificial ceremonies yathā-upadeśam — according to the instruction śata-kṛtvaḥ — one hundred times iyāja — He worshiped.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dravya-deśa-kāla-vayaḥ-śraddhartvig-vividhoddeśopacitaiḥ sarvair api kratubhir yathopadeśaṁ śata-kṛtva iyāja.
dravya
the ingredients for performing yajṣa
deśa
the particular place, a holy place or a temple
kāla
the suitable time, such as springtime
vayaḥ
the age, especially youth
śraddhā
faith in goodness, not in passion and ignorance
ṛtvik
the priests
vividha-uddeśa
worshiping different demigods for different purposes
upacitaiḥ
enriched by
sarvaiḥ
all kinds of
api
certainly
kratubhiḥ
by sacrificial ceremonies
yathā-upadeśam
according to the instruction
śata-kṛtvaḥ
one hundred times
iyāja
He worshiped.
Lord Ṛṣabhadeva performed all kinds of sacrifices one hundred times according to the instructions of the Vedic literatures. Thus He satisfied Lord Viṣṇu in every respect. All the rituals were enriched by first-class ingredients. They were executed in holy places according to the proper time by priests who were all young and faithful. In this way Lord Viṣṇu was worshiped, and the prasāda was offered to all the demigods. Thus the functions and festivals were all successful.

It is said, kaumāra ācaret prājṣo dharmān bhāgavatān iha ( Bhāg. 7.6.1 ). A ritual should be performed by young men, even boys, at a tender age in order for the ritual to be performed successfully. From childhood, people should be trained in Vedic culture, especially in devotional service. In this way, one can perfect one’s life. A Vaiṣṇava does not disrespect the demigods, but on the other hand he is not so foolish that he accepts each and every demigod as the Supreme Lord. The Supreme Lord is master of all demigods; therefore the demigods are His servants. The Vaiṣṇava accepts them as servants of the Supreme Lord, and he worships them directly. In the Brahma-saṁhitā, the important demigods — Lord Śiva, Lord Brahmā and even the incarnations and expansions of Lord Kṛṣṇa like Mahā-Viṣṇu, Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu and all the other viṣṇu-tattvas, as well as the śakti-tattvas like Durgādevī — are all worshiped by the process of worshiping Govinda with the words govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi. A Vaiṣṇava worships the demigods in relation to Govinda, not independently. Vaiṣṇavas are not so foolish that they consider the demigods independent of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is confirmed in Caitanya-caritāmṛta. Ekale īśvara kṛṣṇa, āra saba bhṛtya: the supreme master is Kṛṣṇa, and all others are His servants.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
He worshipped by performing sacrifices dedicated to various devatās one hundred times with abundant ingredients, proper place and time, youth, faith and priests. He worshipped by sacrifices filled with (upacita) abundant ingredients etc. Age refers to youth because it is said yuvaiva dharmam anvicchet: one should execute dharma during one’s youth. He worshipped with various devatās as the object.
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