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| Canto 7: The Science of God | Chapter 15: Instructions for Civilized Human Beings |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 7.15.5
SYNONYMS
dese -- in a proper place, namely a holy place of pilgrimage; kale -- at an auspicious time; ca -- also; samprapte -- when available; muni-annam -- foodstuffs prepared with ghee and suitable to be eaten by great saintly persons; hari-daivatam -- unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari; sraddhaya -- with love and affection; vidhi-vat -- according to the directions of the spiritual master and the sastras; patre -- unto the suitable person; nyastam -- if it is so offered; kamadhuk -- becomes a source of prosperity; aksayam -- everlasting.
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 prasada to a suitable person -- a Vaisnava or brahmana. This will be the cause of everlasting prosperity.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness