न ह्यग्निमुखतोऽयं वै भगवान्सर्वयज्ञभुक् । इज्येत हविषा राजन्यथा विप्रमुखे हुतै: ॥ १७ ॥
na hy agni-mukhato ’yam vai bhagavan sarva-yajna-bhuk ijyeta havisa rajan yatha vipra-mukhe hutaih
- na
- not
- hi
- indeed
- agni
- fire
- mukhatah
- from the mouth or the flames
- ayam
- this
- vai
- certainly
- bhagavan
- Lord Sri Krsna
- sarva-yajna-bhuk
- the enjoyer of the results of all kinds of sacrifices
- ijyeta
- is worshiped
- havisa
- by offering of clarified butter
- rajan
- O King
- yatha
- as much as
- vipra-mukhe
- through the mouth of a brahmana
- hutaih
- by offering him first-class food.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, is the enjoyer of sacrificial offerings. Yet although His Lordship eats the oblations offered in the fire, my dear King, He is still more satisfied when nice food made of grains and ghee is offered to Him through the mouths of qualified brahmanas.