yajñaḥ

  • a name of Indra — SB 4.19.30plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.19.30

    Lord Brahmā addressed them thus: My dear sacrificial performers, you cannot kill Indra, the King of heaven. It is not your duty. You should know that Indra is as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Indeed, he is one of the most powerful assistants of the Personality of Godhead. You are trying to satisfy all the demigods by the performance of this yajña, but you should know that all these demigods are but parts and parcels of Indra, the King of heaven. How, then, can you kill him in this great sacrifice?
  • Indra — SB 4.6.7plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.6.7

    Lord Brahmā said that no one, not even himself, Indra, all the members assembled in the sacrificial arena, or all the sages, could know how powerful Lord Śiva is. Under the circumstances, who would dare to commit an offense at his lotus feet?.
  • Lord Viṣṇu — SB 2.6.43-45plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.6.43-45

    I myself [Brahmā], Lord Śiva, Lord Viṣṇu, great generators of living beings like Dakṣa and Prajāpati, yourselves [Nārada and the Kumāras], heavenly demigods like Indra and Candra, the leaders of the Bhūrloka planets, the leaders of the earthly planets, the leaders of the lower planets, the leaders of the Gandharva planets, the leaders of the Vidyādhara planets, the leaders of the Cāraṇaloka planets, the leaders of the Yakṣas, Rakṣas and Uragas, the great sages, the great demons, the great atheists and the great spacemen, as well as the dead bodies, evil spirits, satans, jinn, kūṣmāṇḍas, great aquatics, great beasts and great birds, etc.—in other words, anything and everything which is exceptionally possessed of power, opulence, mental and perceptual dexterity, strength, forgiveness, beauty, modesty, opulence, and breeding, whether in form or formless—may appear to be the specific truth and the form of the Lord, but actually they are not so. They are only a fragment of the transcendental potency of the Lord.    , SB 2.10.25plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.10.25

    Thereupon, because of His desiring to control movement, His legs became manifested, and from the legs the controlling deity named Viṣṇu was generated. By His personal supervision of this act, all varieties of human being are busily engaged in dutiful occupational sacrifice.
  • Lord Viṣṇu, known as Yajña — SB 8.1.18plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.1.18

    The Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu, who sits in everyone's heart, appearing as Yajñapati, observed that the Rākṣasas and demons were going to devour Svāyambhuva Manu. Thus the Lord, accompanied by His sons named the Yāmas and by all the other demigods, killed the demons and Rākṣasas. He then took the post of Indra and began to rule the heavenly kingdom.
  • Lord Yajña — SB 10.6.22-23plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.6.22-23

    [Śukadeva Gosvāmī informed Mahārāja Parīkṣit that the gopīs, following the proper system, protected Kṛṣṇa, their child, with this mantra.] May Aja protect Your legs, may Maṇimān protect Your knees, Yajña Your thighs, Acyuta the upper part of Your waist, and Hayagrīva Your abdomen. May Keśava protect Your heart, Īśa Your chest, the sun-god Your neck, Viṣṇu Your arms, Urukrama Your face, and Īśvara Your head. May Cakrī protect You from the front; may Śrī Hari, Gadādharī, the carrier of the club, protect You from the back; and may the carrier of the bow, who is known as the enemy of Madhu, and Lord Ajana, the carrier of the sword, protect Your two sides. May Lord Urugāya, the carrier of the conchshell, protect You from all corners; may Upendra protect You from above; may Garuḍa protect You on the ground; and may Lord Haladhara, the Supreme Person, protect You on all sides.
  • of the name Yajñapati or Yajñamūrti — SB 8.1.6plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.1.6

    O best of the Kurus, I have already described [in the Third Canto] the activities of Kapila, the son of Devahūti. Now I shall describe the activities of Yajñapati, the son of Ākūti.
  • performance of yajña — Bg. 3.14plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBhagavad-gītā As It Is 3.14

    All living bodies subsist on food grains, which are produced from rain. Rains are produced by performance of yajña [sacrifice], and yajña is born of prescribed duties.
  • performance of sacrifice — SB 9.2.27plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.2.27

    The sacrificial paraphernalia of King Marutta was extremely beautiful, for everything was made of gold. Indeed, no other sacrifice could compare to his.
  • personified yajña (Lord Viṣṇu, who is known as the yajña-puruṣa) — SB 7.2.11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.2.11

    The basic principle of brahminical culture is to satisfy Lord Viṣṇu, the personification of sacrificial and ritualistic ceremonies. Lord Viṣṇu is the personified reservoir of all religious principles, and He is the shelter of all the demigods, the great pitās, and the people in general. When the brāhmaṇas are killed, no one will exist to encourage the kṣatriyas to perform yajñas, and thus the demigods, not being appeased by yajña, will automatically die.
  • sacrifice — Bg. 9.16plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBhagavad-gītā As It Is 9.16

    But it is I who am the ritual, I the sacrifice, the offering to the ancestors, the healing herb, the transcendental chant. I am the butter and the fire and the offering.    , Bg. 17.7plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBhagavad-gītā As It Is 17.7

    Even food of which all partake is of three kinds, according to the three modes of material nature. The same is true of sacrifices, austerities and charity. Listen, and I shall tell you of the distinctions of these.    , Bg. 17.11plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBhagavad-gītā As It Is 17.11

    Of sacrifices, that sacrifice performed according to duty and to scriptural rules, and with no expectation of reward, is of the nature of goodness.    , Bg. 18.5plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBhagavad-gītā As It Is 18.5

    Acts of sacrifice, charity and penance are not to be given up but should be performed. Indeed, sacrifice, charity and penance purify even the great souls.    , SB 3.24.24plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.24.24

    He delivered Śānti to Atharvā. Because of Śānti, sacrificial ceremonies are well performed. Thus he got the foremost brāhmaṇas married, and he maintained them along with their wives.    , SB 8.16.61plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.16.61

    This is the best process for pleasing the transcendental Supreme Personality of Godhead, known as Adhokṣaja. It is the best of all regulative principles, the best austerity, the best process of giving charity, and the best process of sacrifice.    , SB 8.19.36plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.19.36

    Learned scholars do not praise that charity which endangers one's own livelihood. Charity, sacrifice, austerity and fruitive activities are possible for one who is competent to earn his livelihood properly. [They are not possible for one who cannot maintain himself.]    , SB 9.5.5plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.5.5

    O Sudarśana wheel, you are religion, you are truth, you are encouraging statements, you are sacrifice, and you are the enjoyer of the fruits of sacrifice. You are the maintainer of the entire universe, and you are the supreme transcendental prowess in the hands of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. You are the original vision of the Lord, and therefore you are known as Sudarśana. Everything has been created by your activities, and therefore you are all-pervading.
  • sacrifices — SB 2.6.5plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 2.6.5

    The hairs on His body are the cause of all vegetation, particularly of those trees which are required as ingredients for sacrifice. The hairs on His head and face are reservoirs for the clouds, and His nails are the breeding ground of electricity, stones and iron ores.
  • the incarnation of Lord Viṣṇu — SB 4.1.8plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.1.8

    During the time of Svāyambhuva Manu, these sons all became the demigods collectively named the Tuṣitas. Marīci became the head of the seven ṛṣis, and Yajña became the king of the demigods, Indra.
  • the Lord’s incarnation as Yajña — SB 1.3.12plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 1.3.12

    The seventh incarnation was Yajña, the son of Prajāpati Ruci and his wife Ākūti. He controlled the period during the change of the Svāyambhuva Manu and was assisted by demigods such as His son Yama.
  • the sacrifice — SB 4.6.53plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.6.53

    O destroyer of the sacrifice, please take your portion of the sacrifice and let the sacrifice be completed by your grace.    , SB 4.7.33plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.7.33

    The wives of the performers of the sacrifice said: My dear Lord, this sacrifice was arranged under the instruction of Brahmā, but unfortunately Lord Śiva, being angry at Dakṣa, devastated the entire scene, and because of his anger the animals meant for sacrifice are lying dead. Therefore the preparations of the yajña have been lost. Now, by the glance of Your lotus eyes, the sanctity of this sacrificial arena may be again invoked.
  • Viṣṇu — SB 3.13.22plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.13.22

    First of all this boar was seen no bigger than the tip of a thumb, and within a moment He was as large as a stone. My mind is perturbed. Is He the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu?
  • worshiping — SB 9.6.35-36plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.6.35-36

    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.
  • Yajña — SB 6.8.18plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.8.18

    May the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His incarnation as Dhanvantari relieve me from undesirable eatables and protect me from physical illness. May Lord Ṛṣabhadeva, who conquered His inner and outer senses, protect me from fear produced by the duality of heat and cold. May Yajña protect me from defamation and harm from the populace, and may Lord Balarāma as Śeṣa protect me from envious serpents.

yajñāḥ

  • performing sacrifices — SB 10.4.39plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.4.39

    The foundation of all the demigods is Lord Viṣṇu, who lives and is worshiped wherever there are religious principles, traditional culture, the Vedas, cows, brāhmaṇas, austerities, and sacrifices with proper remuneration.
  • sacrifice — Bg. 17.23plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBhagavad-gītā As It Is 17.23

    From the beginning of creation, the three syllables—om tat sat—have been used to indicate the Supreme Absolute Truth [Brahman]. They were uttered by brāhmaṇas while chanting Vedic hymns and during sacrifices, for the satisfaction of the Supreme.
  • sacrifices — Bg. 3.10plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBhagavad-gītā As It Is 3.10

    In the beginning of creation, the Lord of all creatures sent forth generations of men and demigods, along with sacrifices for Viṣṇu, and blessed them by saying, "Be thou happy by this yajña [sacrifice] because its performance will bestow upon you all desirable things."    , Bg. 4.32plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBhagavad-gītā As It Is 4.32

    All these different types of sacrifice are approved by the Vedas, and all of them are born of different types of work. Knowing them as such, you will become liberated.    , SB 3.7.41plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.7.41

    O spotless one, your answers to all these questions will grant immunity from all material miseries. Such charity is greater than all Vedic charities, sacrifices, penances, etc.

yajñaḥ ca

  • and performance of sacrifice — Bg. 16.1-3plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBhagavad-gītā As It Is 16.1-3

    The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purification of one's existence, cultivation of spiritual knowledge, charity, self-control, performance of sacrifice, study of the Vedas, austerity and simplicity; nonviolence, truthfulness, freedom from anger; renunciation, tranquility, aversion to faultfinding, compassion and freedom from covetousness; gentleness, modesty and steady determination; vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, freedom from envy and the passion for honor—these transcendental qualities, O son of Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature.

amantra-yajñaḥ

  • performance of sacrifices simply by offering obeisances (without mantras) — SB 7.11.24plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.11.24

    Offering obeisances to the higher sections of society [the brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas], being always very clean, being free from duplicity, serving one's master, performing sacrifices without uttering mantras, not stealing, always speaking the truth and giving all protection to the cows and brāhmaṇas—these are the symptoms of the śūdra.

dravya-yajñāḥ

  • sacrificing one’s possessions — Bg. 4.28plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBhagavad-gītā As It Is 4.28

    There are others who, enlightened by sacrificing their material possessions in severe austerities, take strict vows and practice the yoga of eightfold mysticism, and others study the Vedas for the advancement of transcendental knowledge.

japa-yajñaḥ

  • chanting — Bg. 10.25plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBhagavad-gītā As It Is 10.25

    Of the great sages I am Bhṛgu; of vibrations I am the transcendental om. Of sacrifices I am the chanting of the holy names [japa], and of immovable things I am the Himalayas.

jñāna-yajñaḥ

  • sacrifice in knowledge — Bg. 4.33plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBhagavad-gītā As It Is 4.33

    O chastiser of the enemy, the sacrifice of knowledge is greater than the sacrifice of material possessions. O son of Pṛthā, after all, the sacrifice of work culminates in transcendental knowledge.

jñāna-yajñāḥ

  • sacrifice in advancement of transcendental knowledge — Bg. 4.28plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBhagavad-gītā As It Is 4.28

    There are others who, enlightened by sacrificing their material possessions in severe austerities, take strict vows and practice the yoga of eightfold mysticism, and others study the Vedas for the advancement of transcendental knowledge.

pañca-yajñaḥ

  • the five kinds of sacrifice — SB 5.26.18plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.26.18

    A person is considered no better than a crow if after receiving some food, he does not divide it among guests, old men and children, but simply eats it himself, or if he eats it without performing the five kinds of sacrifice. After death he is put into the most abominable hell, known as Kṛmibhojana. In that hell is a lake 100,000 yojanas [800,000 miles] wide and filled with worms. He becomes a worm in that lake and feeds on the other worms there, who also feed on him. Unless he atones for his actions before his death, such a sinful man remains in the hellish lake of Kṛmibhojana for as many years as there are yojanas in the width of the lake.

sarva-yajñaḥ

  • personified sacrifice — SB 6.19.12plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigŚrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.19.12

    My Lord, You are the master of energy, and therefore You are the Supreme Person. You are sacrifice [yajña] personified. Lakṣmī, the embodiment of spiritual activities, is the original form of worship offered unto You, whereas You are the enjoyer of all sacrifices.

tapo-yajñāḥ

  • sacrifice in austerities — Bg. 4.28plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBhagavad-gītā As It Is 4.28

    There are others who, enlightened by sacrificing their material possessions in severe austerities, take strict vows and practice the yoga of eightfold mysticism, and others study the Vedas for the advancement of transcendental knowledge.

yoga-yajñāḥ

  • sacrifice in eightfold mysticism — Bg. 4.28plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBhagavad-gītā As It Is 4.28

    There are others who, enlightened by sacrificing their material possessions in severe austerities, take strict vows and practice the yoga of eightfold mysticism, and others study the Vedas for the advancement of transcendental knowledge.