Shloka 6
Satī at Dakṣa’s Sacrifice: Condemnation of Blasphemy and Voluntary Departure by Yoga-Fire
आब्रह्मघोषोर्जितयज्ञवैशसं विप्रर्षिजुष्टं विबुधैश्च सर्वश: । मृद्दार्वय:काञ्चनदर्भचर्मभि- र्निसृष्टभाण्डं यजनं समाविशत् ॥ ६ ॥
ābrahma-ghoṣorjita-yajña-vaiśasaṁ viprarṣi-juṣṭaṁ vibudhaiś ca sarvaśaḥ mṛd-dārv-ayaḥ-kāñcana-darbha-carmabhir nisṛṣṭa-bhāṇḍaṁ yajanaṁ samāviśat
She then reached her father’s home, where the yajña was being performed, and entered the sacrificial arena resounding with brahma-ghoṣa—the chanting of Vedic hymns. Brāhmaṇas, great ṛṣis, and the devas were assembled on all sides; there were sacrificial animals and vessels made of clay, wood, stone/metal, gold, darbha grass, and skin—everything required for the rite.
When learned sages and brāhmaṇas assemble to chant Vedic mantras, some of them also engage in arguing about the conclusion of the scriptures. Thus some of the sages and brāhmaṇas were arguing, and some of them were chanting the Vedic mantras, so the entire atmosphere was surcharged with transcendental sound vibration. This transcendental sound vibration has been simplified in the transcendental vibration Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare. In this age, no one is expected to be highly educated in the Vedic ways of understanding because people are very slow, lazy and unfortunate. Therefore Lord Caitanya has recommended the sound vibration Hare Kṛṣṇa, and in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (11.5.32) it is also recommended: yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ. At the present moment it is impossible to gather sacrificial necessities because of the poverty of the population and their lack of knowledge in Vedic mantras. Therefore for this age it is recommended that people gather together and chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra to satisfy the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is accompanied by His associates. Indirectly this indicates Lord Caitanya, who is accompanied by His associates Nityānanda, Advaita and others. That is the process of performing yajña in this age.
FAQs
This verse describes Dakṣa’s yajña as resounding with powerful Vedic chanting, crowded with brāhmaṇas, sages, and demigods, with all ritual implements properly arranged—showing the grandeur of the ceremony.
It emphasizes the intensity and scale of the Vedic recitation—so loud and pervasive that it is poetically said to rise up to Brahmā’s realm—highlighting the sacrifice’s prominence in the universe.
It teaches the value of order, purity, and reverence in worship—yet within the Bhagavatam’s broader narrative it also cautions that external ritual grandeur should be accompanied by humility and devotion, not pride or offense.