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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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वैतानिके कर्मणि यन् नामभिर्ब्रह्मवादिभिः । आग्नेय्य इष्टयो यज्ञे निरूप्यन्तेऽग्नयस्तु ते ॥६२॥
vaitānike karmaṇi yan- nāmabhir brahma-vādibhiḥ āgneyya iṣṭayo yajñe nirūpyante ’gnayas tu te
WORD BY WORD
vaitānike offering of oblations; karmaṇi the activity; yat of the fire-gods; nāmabhiḥ by the names; brahma-vādibhiḥ by impersonalist brāhmaṇas; āgneyyaḥ for Agni; iṣṭayaḥ sacrifices; yajñe in the sacrifice; nirūpyante are the objective; agnayaḥ the forty-nine fire-gods; tu but; te those;
TRANSLATION
| These forty-nine fire-gods are the beneficiaries of the oblations offered in the Vedic sacrificial fire by impersonalist brāhmaṇas.
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PURPORT
| Impersonalists who perform Vedic fruitive sacrifices are attracted to the various fire-gods and offer oblations in their name. The forty-nine fire-gods are described herewith.
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