Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.1.62
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyRecipients of Vedic Sacrificial Offerings
“These forty-nine fire-gods are the beneficiaries of the oblations offered in the Vedic sacrificial fire by impersonalist brāhmaṇas.”
What the purport teaches
- The forty-nine fire-gods receive oblations offered in the Vedic sacrificial fire.
- Impersonalist brāhmaṇas perform these Vedic fruitive sacrifices.
- Attracted to the various fire-gods, these worshipers offer oblations in their names.
Try this today
Reread the verse and identify the worshipers, their activity and the recipients.
Ask yourself
What does this passage show about the connection between the worshipers’ attraction and their offerings?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.