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TEXT 24

TEXT 24

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ahaṁ hi sarva-yajñānāṁ
bhoktā ca prabhur eva ca
na tu mām abhijānanti
tattvenātaś cyavanti te
ahaṁ hi sarva-yajñānāṁ
bhoktā ca prabhur eva ca
na tu mām abhijānanti
tattvenātaś cyavanti te

Synonyms

Synonyms

aham — Jeg; hi — med sikkerhed; sarva — af alle; yajñānām — ofringer; bhoktā — nyderen; ca — og; prabhuḥ — Herren; eva — også; ca — og; na — ikke; tu — men; mām — Mig; abhijānanti — de kender; tattvena — i virkeligheden; ataḥ — derfor; cyavanti — falder ned; te — de.

aham — I; hi — surely; sarva — of all; yajñānām — sacrifices; bhoktā — the enjoyer; ca — and; prabhuḥ — the Lord; eva — also; ca — and; na — not; tu — but; mām — Me; abhijānanti — they know; tattvena — in reality; ataḥ — therefore; cyavanti — fall down; te — they.

Translation

Translation

Jeg er den eneste nyder og herre over alle offerhandlinger. De, der ikke anerkender Min sande transcendentale natur, falder derfor ned.

I am the only enjoyer and master of all sacrifices. Therefore, those who do not recognize My true transcendental nature fall down.

Purport

Purport

FORKLARING: Her står der tydeligt, at der anbefales mange former for yajña-udførelser i den vediske litteratur, men i virkeligheden er formålet med dem alle at tilfredsstille den Højeste Herre. Yajña betyder Viṣṇu. I Bhagavad-gītās kapitel 3 (vers 9) bliver det udtrykkeligt forklaret, at man kun bør arbejde for at tilfredsstille Yajña eller Viṣṇu. Formålet med den perfekte form for menneskecivilisation, der kaldes varṇāśrama-dharma, er især at tilfredsstille Viṣṇu. Derfor erklærer Kṛṣṇa i dette vers: “Jeg er nyderen af alle offerhandlinger, eftersom Jeg er den højeste hersker.” Mindre intelligente personer, der ikke ved dette, dyrker imidlertid halvguder for at få midlertidige fordele. De falder derfor ned til den materielle eksistens og opnår således ikke det ønskede mål med livet. Hvis man har materielle ønsker, må man derfor hellere bede til den Højeste Herre om at få dem opfyldt (selv om dette ikke er ren hengiven tjeneste), for derved vil man opnå det ønskede resultat.

Here it is clearly stated that there are many types of yajña performances recommended in the Vedic literatures, but actually all of them are meant for satisfying the Supreme Lord. Yajña means Viṣṇu. In the Third Chapter of Bhagavad-gītā it is clearly stated that one should only work for satisfying Yajña, or Viṣṇu. The perfectional form of human civilization, known as varṇāśrama-dharma, is specifically meant for satisfying Viṣṇu. Therefore, Kṛṣṇa says in this verse, “I am the enjoyer of all sacrifices because I am the supreme master.” Less intelligent persons, however, without knowing this fact, worship demigods for temporary benefit. Therefore they fall down to material existence and do not achieve the desired goal of life. If, however, anyone has any material desire to be fulfilled, he had better pray for it to the Supreme Lord (although that is not pure devotion), and he will thus achieve the desired result.