Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 7.15.11

tasmad daivopapannena

muny-annenapi dharmavit

santushto 'har ahah kuryan

nitya-naimittikih kriyah

SYNONYMS

tasmat -- therefore; daiva-upapannena -- obtainable very easily by the grace of the Lord; muni-annena -- with food (prepared in ghee and offered to the Supreme Lord); api -- indeed; dharma-vit -- one who is actually advanced in religious principles; santushtah -- very happily; ahah ahah -- day after day; kuryat -- one should perform; nitya-naimittikih -- regular and occasional; kriyah -- duties.

TRANSLATION

Therefore, day by day, one who is actually aware of religious principles and is not heinously envious of poor animals should happily perform daily sacrifices and those for certain occasions with whatever food is available easily by the grace of the Lord.

PURPORT

The word dharmavit, meaning "one who knows the actual purpose of religion," is very significant. As explained in Bhagavad-gita (18.66), sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [Bg. 18.66]: becoming Krishna conscious is the topmost stage in understanding of religious principles. One who reaches this stage performs the arcana process in devotional service. Anyone, whether a grihastha or a sannyasi, can keep small Deities of the Lord suitably packed or, if possible, installed, and thus worship the Deities of Radha-Krishna, Sita-Rama, Lakshmi-Narayana, Lord Jagannatha or Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu by offering food prepared in ghee and then offering the sanctified prasada to the forefathers, demigods and other living entities as a matter of routine daily work. All the centers of our Krishna consciousness movement have Deity worship programs very nicely going on in which food is offered to the Deity and distributed to the first-class brahmanas and Vaishnavas and even to the people in general. This performance of sacrifice brings complete satisfaction. The members of the Krishna consciousness movement engage daily in such transcendental activities. Thus in our Krishna consciousness movement there is no question at all of killing animals.

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