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Instructions for Civilized Human Beings
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situated.” Thus it doesn’t matter whether a devotee comes from a  brāhmaṇa  family or non- brāhmaṇa  family; if he is fully devoted to Kṛṣṇa, he is a  sādhu .
TEXT 3
द्वौ दैवे पिठ्कायें त्रीनेकैक्षुभयत्र वा । भोजयेत् सुसमृद्धोऽपि श्राद्धे कुर्यान्न विस्तरम् ॥ ३ ॥
dvau daive pitṛ-kārye trīn ekaikam ubhayatra vā bhojayet susamṛddho ’pi śrāddhe kuryān na vistaram
dvau —two;  daive —during the period when oblations are offered to the demigods;  pitṛ-kārye —in the  śrāddha  ceremony, in which oblations are offered to the forefathers;  trīn —three;  eka —one;  ekam —one;  ubhayatra —for both occasions;  vā —either;  bhojayet —one should feed;  su-samṛddhaḥ api —even though one is very rich;  śrāddhe —when offering oblations to the forefathers;  kuryāt —one should do;  na —not;  vistaram —very expensive arrangements.
TRANSLATION
During the period for offering oblations to the demigods, one should invite only two  brāhmaṇas , and while offering oblations to the forefathers, one may invite three  brāhmaṇas . Or, in either case, only one  brāhmaṇa  will suffice. Even though one is very opulent, he should not endeavor to invite more  brāhmaṇas  or make various expensive arrangements on those occasions.
PURPORT
As we have already mentioned, Śrīla Advaita Ācārya, during the generally observed ceremony to offer oblations to the forefathers, invited only Haridāsa Thākura. Thus He followed this principle:  na me ’bhaktaś catur-vedī mad-bhaktaḥ śva-pacaḥ priyaḥ . The Lord says, “It is not necessary that one become very expert in Vedic knowledge before he can become My  bhakta , or devotee. Even if one is born in a family of dog-eaters, he can become My devotee and be very dear to Me, in spite of