Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.19.24

ācāryam agrataḥ kṛtvā

vāg-yataḥ saha bandhubhiḥ

dadyāt patnyai caroḥ śeṣaḿ

suprajāstvaḿ susaubhagam

SYNONYMS

ācāryam — the ācārya; agrataḥ — first of all; kṛtvā — receiving properly; vāk-yataḥ — controlling speech; saha — with; bandhubhiḥ — friends and relatives; dadyāt — he should give; patnyai — to the wife; caroḥ — of the oblation of sweet rice; śeṣam — the remnant; su-prajāstvam — which insures good progeny; su-saubhagam — which insures good fortune.

TRANSLATION

Before taking his meal, the husband must first seat the ācārya comfortably, and, along with his relatives and friends, should control his speech and offer prasāda to the guru. Then the wife should eat the remnants of the oblation of sweet rice cooked with ghee. Eating the remnants insures a learned, devoted son and all good fortune.

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