trayyā ca vidyayā kecit
tvāḿ vai vaitānikā dvijāḥ
yajante vitatair yajñair
nānā-rūpāmarākhyayā
trayya -- of the three Vedas; ca -- and; vidyaya -- by the mantras; kecit -- some; tvam -- You; vai -- indeed; vaitanikah -- who respect the regulations of the three sacred fires; dvijah -- brahmanas; yajante -- worship; vitataih -- elaborate; yajnaih -- with ritual sacrifices; nana -- various; rupa -- having forms; amara -- of demigods; akhyaya -- by the designations.
Brahmanas who follow the regulations concerning the three sacred fires worship You by chanting mantras from the three Vedas and performing elaborate fire sacrifices for the various demigods, who have many forms and names.
Akrura has now described how those who follow the paths of Sankhya, yoga and the three Vedas worship the Supreme Lord in different ways. In the various places where the Vedas appear to recommend that one worship Indra, Varuna and other demigods, these demigods are stated to be supreme. But at the same time the Vedas state that there is one supreme controller, the Absolute Truth. That is Sri Krishna, the Personality of Godhead, who expands His potency through material creation into the forms of the demigods. Thus worship of the demigods goes to Him through the indirect method of karma-kanda, or fruitive religious rituals. Ultimately, however, one who wants to achieve eternal perfection should worship the Lord directly, in full Krishna consciousness.
