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Chapter 15: Instructions for Civilized Human Beings

Verse 5 of 75
SB 7.15.5

देशे काले च सम्प्राप्ते मुन्यन्नं हरिदैवतम् श्रद्धया विधिवत्पात्रे न्यस्तं कामधुगक्षयम्

deśe kāle ca samprāpte muny-annaṁ hari-daivatam śraddhayā vidhivat pātre nyastaṁ kāmadhug akṣayam

Synonyms

deśein a proper place, namely a holy place of pilgrimage; kāleat an auspicious time; caalso; samprāptewhen available; muni-annamfoodstuffs prepared with ghee and suitable to be eaten by great saintly persons; hari-daivatamunto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari; śraddhayāwith love and affection; vidhi-vataccording to the directions of the spiritual master and the śāstras; pātreunto the suitable person; nyastamif it is so offered; kāmadhukbecomes a source of prosperity; akṣayameverlasting..

Translation

When one gets the opportunity of a suitable auspicious time and place, one should, with love, offer food prepared with ghee to the Deity of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and then offer the prasāda to a suitable person—a Vaiṣṇava or brāhmaṇa. This will be the cause of everlasting prosperity.

Verse 5 of 75
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