Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.12.35

āhūto bhagavān rājñā

yājayitvā dvijair nripam

uvāsa katicin māsān

suhridām priya-kāmyayā

SYNONYMS

āhūtah — being called by; bhagavān — Lord Krishna, the Personality of Godhead; rājñā — by the King; yājayitvā — causing to be performed; dvijaih — by the learned brāhmanas; nripam — on behalf of the King; uvāsa — resided; katicit — a few; māsān — months; suhridām — for the sake of the relatives; priya-kāmyayā — for the pleasure.

TRANSLATION

Lord Śrī Krishna, the Personality of Godhead, being invited to the sacrifices by Mahārāja Yudhishthira, saw to it that they were performed by qualified [twice-born] brāhmanas. After that, for the pleasure of the relatives, the Lord remained a few months.

PURPORT

Lord Śrī Krishna was invited by Mahārāja Yudhishthira to look into the supervision of the performances of yajña, and the Lord, to abide by the orders of His elderly cousin, caused the performance of yajñas by learned twice-born brāhmanas. Simply taking birth in the family of a brāhmana does not make one qualified to perform yajñas. One must be twice-born by proper training and initiation from the bona fide ācārya. The once-born scions of brāhmana families are equal with the once-born śūdras, and such brahma-bandhus, or unqualified once-born scions, must be rejected for any purpose of religious or Vedic function. Lord Śrī Krishna was entrusted to look after this arrangement, and perfect as He is, He caused the yajñas to be performed by the bona fide twice-born brāhmanas for successful execution.

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