Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 7.14.25

eshu snānam japo homo

vratam deva-dvijārcanam

pitri-deva-nri-bhūtebhyo

yad dattam tad dhy anaśvaram

SYNONYMS

eshu — in all these (seasonal times); snānam — bathing in the Ganges, Yamunā or any other sacred places; japah — chanting; homah — performing fire sacrifices; vratam — executing vows; deva — the Supreme Lord; dvija-arcanam — worshiping the brāhmanas or Vaishnavas; pitri — unto the forefathers; deva — demigods; nri — human beings in general; bhūtebhyah — and all other living entities; yat — whatever; dattam — offered; tat — that; hi — indeed; anaśvaram — permanently beneficial.

TRANSLATION

During these periods of seasonal change, if one bathes in the Ganges, in the Yamunā or in another sacred place, if one chants, offers fire sacrifices or executes vows, or if one worships the Supreme Lord, the brāhmanas, the forefathers, the demigods and the living entities in general, whatever he gives in charity yields a permanently beneficial result.

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