ईजेऽनुयज्ञं विधिना अग्निहोत्रादिलक्षणै: । प्राकृतैर्वैकृतैर्यज्ञैर्द्रव्यज्ञानक्रियेश्वरम् ॥ ५१ ॥
īje ’nu-yajñaṁ vidhinā agni-hotrādi-lakṣaṇaiḥ prākṛtair vaikṛtair yajñair dravya-jñāna-kriyeśvaram
- īje
- he worshiped
- anu-yajñam
- with each kind of sacrifice
- vidhinā
- by the proper regulations
- agni-hotra
- by offering oblations into the sacred fire
- ādi
- and so on
- lakṣaṇaiḥ
- characterized
- prākṛtaiḥ
- unmodified, completely specified by śruti injunctions
- vaikṛtaiḥ
- modified, adjusted according to the indications of other sources
- yajñaiḥ
- with sacrifices
- dravya
- of the sacrificial paraphernalia
- jñāna
- of the knowledge of mantras
- kriyā
- and of the rituals
- īśvaram
- the Lord
Performing various kinds of Vedic sacrifice according to the proper regulations, Vasudeva worshiped the Lord of all sacrificial paraphernalia, mantras and rituals. He executed both primary and secondary sacrifices, offering oblations to the sacred fire and carrying out other aspects of sacrificial worship.