Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.17.51

yadṛcchayopapannena

śuklenopārjitena vā

dhanenāpīḍayan bhṛtyān

nyāyenaivāharet kratūn

SYNONYMS

yadṛcchayā — without endeavor; upapannena — which is acquired; śuklena — by one's honest occupation; upārjitena — acquired; vā — or; dhanena — with money; apīḍayan — not subjecting to discomfort; bhṛtyān — dependents; nyāyena — properly; eva — indeed; āharet — one should perform; kratūn — sacrifices and other religious ceremonies.

TRANSLATION

A householder should comfortably maintain his dependents either with money that comes of its own accord or with that gathered by honest execution of one's duties. According to one's means, one should perform sacrifices and other religious ceremonies.

PURPORT

The Lord here describes the religious duties that are to be performed as far as possible, according to one's means, and when there is opportunity.

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