Text 6] Instructions for Civilized Human Beings 203

TEXT 5
BI as FT ae Grae eficazay |
wen ffaqas aed VMTTITA | 4 II

dese kale ca samprapte
muny-annam hari-daivatam

Sraddhaya vidhivat patre
nyastarn kamadhug aksayam

dese—in a proper place, namely a holy place of pilgrimage; kale—at
an auspicious time; ca—also; samprdpte—when available; muni-
annam—foodstuffs prepared with ghee and suitable to be eaten by great
saintly persons; hari-daivatam—unto the Supreme Personality of God-
head, Hari; sraddhayd—with love and affection; vidhi-vat—according
to the directions of the spiritual master and the Sdstras; 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.

TEXT 6

Wt BIA Fy |
oe dfrasersag at Iq TETRA 1 & II

devarsi-pitr-bhiitebhya
adtmane sva-janaya ca

annam sarmvibhajan pasyet
sarvamn tat purusdtmakam

deva—unto the demigods; rsi—saintly persons; pitr—forefathers;
bhitebhyah—the living entities in general; dtmane—relatives; sva-
