यज्ञभृद् यज्ञकृद् यज्ञी यज्ञभुग् यज्ञसाधनः
यज्ञान्तकृद् यज्ञगुह्यम् अन्नम् अन्नाद एव च
yajñabhṛd yajñakṛd yajñī yajñabhug yajñasādhanaḥ
yajñāntakṛd yajñaguhyam annam annāda eva ca
TRANSLATION
976. Yajñabhṛd: He is so called, because He is the protector and supporter of all Yajña.
977. Yajñakṛd: One who performs Yajña at the beginning and end of the world.
978. Yajñī: One who is the Principal.
979. Yajñabhug: One who is the enjoyer of Yajña or Protector of Yajña.
980. Yajña-sādhanaḥ: One to whom the Yajña is the approach.
981. Yajñāntakṛd: One who is the end or the fruits of Yajña.
982. Yajñaguhyam: The Jñāna Yajña or the sacrifice of knowledge, which is the esoteric (Guhyam) of all the Yajñas.
983. Annam: That which is eaten by living beings. Or He who eats all beings.
984. Annādaḥ: One who is the eater of the whole world as food. The word Eva is added to show that He is also Anna, the food eaten.