वैतानिके कर्मणि यन्नामभिर्ब्रह्मवादिभिः आग्नेय्य इष्टयो यज्ञे निरूप्यन्ते ऽग्नयस्तु ते
vaitānike karmaṇi yan- nāmabhir brahma-vādibhiḥ āgneyya iṣṭayo yajñe nirūpyante 'gnayas tu te
Synonyms
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.
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.